# The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is battling a crippling backlog of over 15-thousand unresolved cases. With over five-thousand complaints in two years, calls for swift, transparent accountability grows as public trust in policing declines. IPID spokesperson Lizzy Suping told SABC News that only 168 investigators are operational nationwide, forcing the recruitment of retired detectives to assist:
IPID struggles to clear over 15,000 case backlog amid investigators shortage [SOUND]
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