# The DA is calling for a national audit of the DNA backlog, alongside a full turnaround plan to fix serious staffing shortages, equipment failures and laboratory constraints in the forensic system. This follows new findings that reveal major delays in forensic testing. The party’s Ian Cameron says about 175-thousand DNA cases have exceeded prescribed timelines, affected rape and violent crime investigations and delayed prosecutions:
DA demands urgent answers over deepening DNA backlog crisis [SOUND]
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