Justice for Jayden-Lee Meek: ActionSA Demands Accountability from SAPS and Police Minister
Press Statement by Dereleen James MP
ActionSA Member of Parliament
ActionSA has written to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, following the brutal death of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek, a tragedy that was entirely preventable.
Policing at Florida Police Station has all but collapsed. There is a complete breakdown in accountability, operational readiness, and basic service delivery. This is not an isolated failure but a reflection of the deep systemic rot within the South African Police Service (SAPS) that continues to endanger lives of communities across the country.
Jayden-Lee’s murder is a damning indictment of SAPS’s inability to protect South Africa’s most vulnerable. Communities are being left to fend for themselves as law enforcement crumbles under the weight of corruption, mismanagement, and political neglect.
ActionSA is calling for accountability and urgent intervention. We have urgently requested that the Portfolio Committee on Police exercise its powers in terms of Section 56(a), (b), and (c) of the Constitution, read with Rule 167(a) of the 9th Edition of the Rules of the National Assembly, to:
Summon the Florida Police Station Commander and relevant SAPS officials to account for the mounting complaints around this station’s lack of urgency and responsiveness to incidents of violent crime.
Summon the Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, to account for SAPS’s ongoing failure to combat violent crime and address chronic under police resourcing.
Undertake an Oversight Visit by the committee to the affected community to hear directly from residents about the policing challenges they face.
Allow for formal presentations by concerned stakeholders such as Women Empowerment Platform and community activists who have been at the forefront of the fight for justice and safety on the ground.
ActionSA will not rest until justice is served, not only for Jayden-Lee, but for every child in South Africa who deserves the right to grow up free from violence and fear. There can be no more excuses. Justice must not only be done it must be seen to be done, swiftly and without compromise.
Justice for Jayden-Lee Meek: ActionSA Demands Accountability from SAPS and Police Minister
ActionSA has written to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, following the brutal death of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek, a tragedy that was entirely preventable.
Policing at Florida Police Station has all but collapsed. There is a complete breakdown in accountability, operational readiness, and basic service delivery. This is not an isolated failure but a reflection of the deep systemic rot within the South African Police Service (SAPS) that continues to endanger lives of communities across the country.
Jayden-Lee’s murder is a damning indictment of SAPS’s inability to protect South Africa’s most vulnerable. Communities are being left to fend for themselves as law enforcement crumbles under the weight of corruption, mismanagement, and political neglect.
ActionSA is calling for accountability and urgent intervention. We have urgently requested that the Portfolio Committee on Police exercise its powers in terms of Section 56(a), (b), and (c) of the Constitution, read with Rule 167(a) of the 9th Edition of the Rules of the National Assembly, to:
ActionSA will not rest until justice is served, not only for Jayden-Lee, but for every child in South Africa who deserves the right to grow up free from violence and fear. There can be no more excuses. Justice must not only be done it must be seen to be done, swiftly and without compromise.