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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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 PhasesPhase 1: Registration Weekends
8-9 Nov 2003 and 24 – 25 Jan 2004Phase 2: Pre Election Phase 9 Feb – 4 Apr 2004Phase 3: Final Operational Preparation Phase:
5 Apr – 13 Apr 2004
SITUATION cont…
Phase 4: Election Day - 14 April 2004Phase 5: Post Election Phase 15 – 18 April 2004
• Any post election situation will be policed as per applicable contingency plan.
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
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
OPERATIONAL PLANNINGcont . . .
• Implement Phases 2 – 5 of Operational Plan
• Inauguration of President and Ten Year Celebrations (27 April 2004)
• Debriefing Operations(27 May 2004)
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
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
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
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.
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
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
OPERATIONAL ACTIONS cont …
• PHASE 5: Post-Election (15 – 18 April 2004)
– Implement contingency plans if necessary
• Inauguration of President and Ten Year Celebrations
FORCE LEVELS :ELECTION DAY
SAPS
• VISIBLE POLICE AND OTHER DIVISIONS: VOTING STATIONS AND NORMAL POLICING
• ACCU: REACTION FORCES IN EACH SAPS AREA (43)
ADDITIONAL FORCE LEVELS FOR DEPLOYMENT
• SAPS Head Office
• Special Ops KZN:– SAPS ACCU and NIU
• SAPS Reservists
CONTINGENCY PLANS
• Public Order
• SAPS– Police Areas
• 1 x ACCU component per Police Area (x43)
– National Intervention Operations• NIU
• SANDF– Members on standby
OTHER CONTINGENCIES
• Bomb threats, hostage situations, etc.
– Police Area Teams
– NIU / STF to be deployed in case of hostage situations
– Natural Disasters.
INVESTIGATIONS
• Detective Task Teams on Provincial Level
• General Detectives
AIR SUPPORT
AIR SUPPORT
– SAPS* Helicopter* Fixed wing
– SANDF (standby)
* Helicopter* Fixed wing
COMMAND AND CONTROL
JOCOMNATJOC
JOINTS
JOCOMPROV JOC
PROV JOINTS
JOCOMAREA JOC
AREA JOINTS
IEC
IEC
IEC
JOCOMLocal JOC
Local JOINTS IEC
JCPSCab Comm
JCPSDG’s
IMSC
IEC
IEC
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