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

Thank You

Questions