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Corrections officers and prisoners at the Johannesburg Correctional Service Center.
Denzil Maregele, Gallo Images
- The Department of Correctional Services said his Covid-19 recovery rate was 94.60%.
- He refuted allegations by the Popcru union that he was fighting high levels of infections.
- The department labeled the union’s statements reckless and “Humiliating for a union representing workers.”
The Department of Correctional Services has called a recent statement by the Popcru union about the national commissioner of correctional services, Arthur Fraser, as reckless and “humiliating for a union representing workers.”
On Thursday, Popcru held a press conference calling for the removal of the former head of the State Security Agency (SSA), claiming that untrained guards were being appointed, excluding experienced ones, and that the prison system was not handling their cases. of Covid-19.
In a statement following the Popcru briefing, the department said the statements made during the briefing were an attempt to endanger Fraser.
“No amount of threats will dissuade Mr. Fraser from adhering to all the prescriptions that govern public services and will not allow impunity and the capture of certain sections of the department by organizations or individuals,” he added.
“It should be noted that Popcru’s fabricated claims are nothing new, as they were sold weeks ago. Now they are being emphasized to start sounding like fact, while they remain deliberately orchestrated misrepresentations to undermine the authority of the accountant.”
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The department refuted claims that it was fighting to control the Covid-19 outbreaks in prisons, saying it had a 94.6% recovery rate.
“Active cases are only 349, comprising 150 prisoners and 199 officials. This shows the resilience that we continue to strengthen to protect those in our care,” he said.
On the staffing allegations, the department said: “DCS is vigorously rejecting false claims that trained guards have been dumped by untrained individuals. This narrative is only intended to cause confusion and undermine the institution’s name, unfairly.”
On the termination of the apprenticeship contracts, he added: “The termination of the student contracts was in line with Clause 12.1 of Resolution 2 of 2009 of the GPSSBC (of which Popcru is a signatory), which states that students they must be appointed by contract for the duration of the leadership period. “
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