South African Railways Police

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The South African Railway Police was a specialised law enforcement agency in South Africa, originally established in 1934 to police the country's railways, harbours and later international airports.

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On 24 October 1975, a new unit within SARP was formed, the South African Railways Police Special Task Force, its mission to end hostage takeovers in ships, buses, aircraft, buildings, and trains. [1] They were train at the South African Infantry School with the trained embers dispersed around the country. [1] In 1980, a reorganisation of the unit and further special forces training was organised under Brigadier A.F. Horak, with unit spread around the country. [1] The only operation the unit was known to be involved in was the ending of the Air India hijacking in Durban in 1981. [1] The unit was disbanded in 1986 and integrated into the police service. [1]

Dissolution

On the 1st of October 1986, [2] the South African Railway Police was disbanded. All its functions, personnel, and logistical assets were amalgamated into the South African Police. [3] As a result, the specialised role once performed by the Railway Police was absorbed into the wider law enforcement framework of the country.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Pitta, Robert (1993). South African Special Forces. Internet Archive. London : Osprey. pp. 49–50. ISBN   978-1-85532-295-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  2. ↑ https://www.gov.za/documents/transfer-south-african-railways-police-force-south-african-police-act-3-sep-1986-0000
  3. ↑ South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission (1999). Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa report. Internet Archive. London; New York. p. 315. ISBN   978-1-56159-245-6.
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