SAP13 Clerk

The SAP13 Clerk or Exhibits Clerk holds the keys and controls access to where exhibits are kept, and they are accountable for what happens to exhibits.

“there is an SAP13 Clerk or Exhibits Clerk, and that is the person who has keys and controls access to where the exhibits are kept and is eventually accountable for what happens to exhibits”

Exhibits are controlled at the location where an SAP13 is stationed and must be managed by a person holding the key, who is accountable for any shortages or issues.

“there is an SAP13 Clerk who holds the key to the exhibit room to where the exhibits are kept and they are responsible for access in and out, what people are taking, they keep a register”

Adv Baloyi SC challenges Maj-Gen Senona's assertion and says exhibits are typical and registered in a SAP13 register at the police station, questioning why the key was taken for this case.

“I do not see how this is different from any other exhibits ... So why do you say this was different?”

Adv Baloyi SC asserts the sequence involved movements of exhibits from Isipingo to Port Shepstone DPCI offices on 2nd, then entered in SAP13 register on 23rd without the Clerk present.

“What happened is from Isipingo these were taken on the 2nd to Port Shepstone, your offices, DPCI Port Shepstone ... And then on the 23rd, they were then entered in the Port Shepstone SAP 13 in the absence of the Clerk.”

The SAP13 Clerk at the station was out of context during signing out of exhibits and was never present during sample taking at the DPCI offices, indicating irregularity in exhibit handling.

“The SAP13 Clerk at the station is out of context...that Clerk never had sight of the exhibits and of the sampling when they say they went to take samples.”