Hawks
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The Hawks are South Africa’s elite Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, tasked with combating serious organized crime, corruption, and economic offenses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hawks canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation
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law enforcement agency ⓘ specialized police unit ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DPCI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Financial Intelligence Centre
NERFINISHED
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Interpol NERFINISHED ⓘ National Prosecuting Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Revenue Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Investigating Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ other international law enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| countryLawEnforced | South African law ⓘ |
| focusArea |
commercial crime
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corruption ⓘ cyber-enabled economic crime ⓘ economic crime ⓘ serious organised crime ⓘ serious violent crime ⓘ |
| formationReason |
to centralise investigation of priority crimes
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to replace the Scorpions with a police-based unit ⓘ |
| formedAs | Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Commercial Crime
NERFINISHED
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Cyber and Financial Crime ⓘ Organised Crime ⓘ Priority Violent Crime NERFINISHED ⓘ Serious Corruption ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
SAPS Amendment Act of 2008
NERFINISHED
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South African Police Service Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesAtLevel |
national
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provincial ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Civilian Secretariat for Police Service
NERFINISHED
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Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentAgency | South African Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South African Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Directorate of Special Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Scorpions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | National Commissioner of the South African Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
combat corruption
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combat economic offences ⓘ combat serious organised crime ⓘ investigate priority crimes ⓘ |
| usesPower |
arrest
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asset forfeiture investigations ⓘ search and seizure ⓘ |
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