Equally important is the question of raising the levels of discipline and morale within the Service. Corrupt officers are already being dealt with and our resolve is that we are going to continue purging the Service of all the rot that is in collusion with the criminals. Corruption is also prevalent within other departments belonging to the criminal justice system. It is our collective aim to flush out of the system all the scum as swiftly and mercilessly as possible. As was indicated in the President's speech to Parliament on Friday a decision has been taken to ensure that the investigation of priority crime must receive better attention.
Plans are already underway for the creation of a newly structured capacity for th at purpose.
The new structure will focus, within the back-up of highly skilled personnel, effective equipment and adequate resources, on crime intelligence gathering, investigation and the prosecution of persons and groups committing or involved in priorit y crimes. The relevant ministers and their senior structures are already in the process of setting up the new structure. I am confident that this initiative will establish the type of capacity that is necessary to give organised crime, particularly the cri minal elements committing violent and commercial crime, a severe blow. I am also confident that this new structure, once in operation, will allow normal detective structures to deal more effectively with ordinary crime investigation at local level. An announcement about the new structural arrangement and details about the operational approach that will be followed by all relevant role players, e.g. intelligence, detective and prosecution structures will be made shortly.