Parliament's Police Committee is giving the SAPS 10 more days to explain why it has still not concluded its disciplinary process against VIP police officers who assaulted civilians on the N1 highway in Johannesburg in July 2023.

Committee chairperson Ian Cameron said if it fails to do so, he would insist that the police explain the delays in Parliament.

An EWN report notes eight officers of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s blue light convoy were captured on video accosting and assaulting civilians they forced off the road for allegedly not obeying orders to move out of the convoy’s way.

The SAPS last year assured Parliament its disciplinary process against the so-called blue light bullies would continue independently of the criminal case the eight men are facing.

Cameron said it is unclear why the SAPS is ignoring its own 2016 disciplinary regulations in this regard.

‘We can’t expect to fix things if we’ve got these rotten apples in the structures. There are too many good people trying so hard with so little support often to do the right thing and then these types of people just get away with it. It just simply cannot be.’

It is understood the affected officers have been since been shifted to desk duty.

Full EWN report