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2004 NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS

2004 NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS. BRIEFING TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY Wednesday 25 February 2004. SITUATION. Election date – 14 April 2004 Approx17 000 Voting Stations Five (5) Operational Phases Phase 1 : Registration Weekends

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2004 NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS

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  1. 2004 NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS BRIEFING TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY Wednesday 25 February 2004

  2. SITUATION • Election date – 14 April 2004 • Approx17 000 Voting Stations • Five (5) Operational Phases • Phase 1: Registration Weekends 8-9 Nov 2003 and 24 – 25 Jan 2004 • Phase 2: Pre Election Phase 9 Feb – 4 Apr 2004 • Phase 3: Final Operational Preparation Phase: 5 Apr – 13 Apr 2004

  3. SITUATION cont… • Phase 4: Election Day - 14 April 2004 • Phase 5: Post Election Phase 15 – 18 April 2004 • Any post election situation will be policed as per applicable contingency plan.

  4. OPERATIONAL PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION • Scrutinise Debriefing Reports Elections 1999 and 2000 • JOINTS Operational Instruction to Provincial Joints June 2003 • Provincial JOINTS Priority Committees established June 2003 – monthly meetings • Provincial JOINTS Instructions distributed to Area JOINTS July 2003 – detailed operational guidelines

  5. OPERATIONAL PLANNINGcont … • Draft Plans for Elections 2004 completed October 2003 • Registration weekends 8 – 9 November 2003 and 24 – 25 January 2004 – no serious incidents • Final Provincial JOINTS Plans to NATJOINTS February 2004 • NATJOINTS visit to Provinces March 2004 to ensure operational readiness

  6. OPERATIONAL PLANNINGcont . . . • Implement Phases 2 – 5 of Operational Plan • Inauguration of President and Ten Year Celebrations (27 April 2004) • Debriefing Operations (27 May 2004)

  7. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS • Centralised strategic planning and command with decentralised operational and tactical planning, execution and control • Planning in co-operation with IEC at all levels • Joint Intelligence Gathering • Contingency plans for identified/ possible threats

  8. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS cont… • Deployment of National, Provincial, Area and Local JOINTS Operational Committees (JOCOMS) and Joint Operational Centres (JOCs) manned by: * SAPS * SANDF * IEC * NIA * DHA * DPLG • Joint Command and Control from strategic to tactical level

  9. OPERATIONAL ACTIONS • PHASE 2: Pre-Election Phase (9 Feb – 4 Apr 2004) * Focused Operations - Determine Risks – Intelligence Community - Focused Operations to address risks - Special operation KZN (16 Feb 2004 – 18 Apr 2004) - Special operations re other issues continue. * Stability Operations - Intervention operations in flashpoint/ high crime areas: Priority contact crimes

  10. OPERATIONAL ACTIONS cont … • Operation Sethunya • Day-day operations – cordon and search, roadblocks, VCP’s, patrols, surveillance, crime prevention • Maximum visibility * Political Meetings, Rallies • Search premises before meetings and rallies • Monitor meetings and maintain order • Reaction Forces to attend to incidents * Training of members • PHASE 3: Final Operational Preparation (5 – 13 Apr 2004) • Continue with operations as for phase 2 • Dry-runs re command and control and communication systems, review deployment, logistical and financial plans.

  11. OPERATIONAL ACTIONS cont … • PHASE 4: Election Day (14 April 2004) • Voting stations controlled by Electoral Officer • SAPS to assist Electoral Officers / Maintain order at voting stations • Sweep voting stations and storage facilities before voting commences

  12. OPERATIONAL ACTIONS cont … • Patrols in vicinity and on routes that voters will use • Pro-active deployments hot spots (intelligence driven) • Implement contingency plans when necessary • Escorting of electoral material and IEC personnel when necessary • Safeguarding of 9 x Provincial and National Result Centres

  13. OPERATIONAL ACTIONS cont … • PHASE 5: Post-Election (15 – 18 April 2004) • Implement contingency plans if necessary • Inauguration of President and Ten Year Celebrations

  14. FORCE LEVELS :ELECTION DAY SAPS • VISIBLE POLICE AND OTHER DIVISIONS: VOTING STATIONS AND NORMAL POLICING • ACCU: REACTION FORCES IN EACH SAPS AREA (43)

  15. ADDITIONAL FORCE LEVELS FOR DEPLOYMENT • SAPS Head Office • Special Ops KZN: • SAPS ACCU and NIU • SAPS Reservists

  16. CONTINGENCY PLANS • Public Order • SAPS • Police Areas • 1 x ACCU component per Police Area (x43) • National Intervention Operations • NIU • SANDF • Members on standby

  17. OTHER CONTINGENCIES • Bomb threats, hostage situations, etc. • Police Area Teams • NIU / STF to be deployed in case of hostage situations • Natural Disasters.

  18. INVESTIGATIONS • Detective Task Teams on Provincial Level • General Detectives

  19. AIR SUPPORT AIR SUPPORT • SAPS * Helicopter * Fixed wing • SANDF (standby) * Helicopter * Fixed wing

  20. COMMAND AND CONTROL IEC IEC IEC IEC IEC IEC AREA JOINTS PROV JOC JOCOM Local JOINTS Local JOC AREA JOC JOCOM JOCOM PROV JOINTS JOCOM JOINTS NATJOC JCPS Cab Comm IMSC JCPS DG’s

  21. Thank You Questions

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