# AZAPO says South Africans cannot feel safe when allegations persist that senior police officials are themselves connected to criminal networks operating within the country. Spokesperson Nosipiwo Manona says a police service that is compromised at the top cannot effectively protect ordinary citizens at the grassroots level. She says five-thousand deaths in just three months is not merely a statistic; it is a national tragedy:
AZAPO says South Africans cannot feel safe amidst allegations that senior police officials are connected to criminal networks [SOUND]
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