Novo laboratório forense é entregue em KwaZulu-Natal para combater atrasos

O Departamento de Obras Públicas entregou um novo laboratório forense ao Serviço Policial da África do Sul em KwaZulu-Natal, com o objetivo de reduzir um acúmulo de mais de 27.000 itens. Espera-se que a instalação acelere a análise forense e fortaleça a capacidade investigativa. As autoridades observam que ainda são necessários equipamentos e pessoal adicionais para que a unidade entre em pleno funcionamento.

O Ministério da Polícia descreveu a entrega do novo laboratório forense como um marco importante no reforço da capacidade policial em KwaZulu-Natal. A instalação, entregue pelo Departamento de Obras Públicas, abrigará unidades especializadas, incluindo Biologia, Química e Documentoscopia. Ela substitui um prédio inadequado em Amanzimtoti que estava localizado em uma área propensa a inundações. Os serviços forenses de KwaZulu-Natal enfrentam um acúmulo superior a 27.000 itens, contribuindo para os atrasos nacionais do SAPS de cerca de 140.000 casos relatados no ano passado. O Ministro de Obras Públicas e Infraestrutura, Dean Macpherson, declarou: “A instalação que entregamos hoje apoiará o trabalho forense e investigativo do Serviço Policial da África do Sul em KwaZulu-Natal... a justiça sofre.” O Comissário Provincial, Tenente-General Mkhwanazi, destacou que o laboratório resolverá os gargalos nas investigações criminais, mas enfatizou a necessidade de mais equipamentos e funcionários. “O tempo de resposta será reduzido assim que tivermos este laboratório totalmente funcional... analistas estão sendo recrutados e o treinamento está ocorrendo”, disse Mkhwanazi. O edifício serve como uma solução de curto prazo, enquanto a construção de uma instalação de classe mundial continua.

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