Download Jan George Swart Date of birth - Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry

CURRICULUM VITAE OF JAN GEORGE SWART
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Name
:
Jan George Swart
Date of birth
:
13 July 1959
Residential address
:
3 De Reyger Street
Tygerdal
GOODWOOD 7460
Gender
:
Male
Marital status
:
Married (two adult, independent children)
Identity number
:
590713 5075 084
Criminal Offences
:
None
Health
:
Excellent
Home language
:
Afrikaans
Other languages
:
English
Nationality
:
South African
Driver’s licence
:
Light and heavy motor vehicles
Contact details
:
Landline - 021 591 9601
Mobile - 084 627 6251
Email
- [email protected]
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
January 1978 to December 2011
: South African Police Services (34 years uninterrupted
service)
Responsibilities
1978 – 1980
: Uniform Constable, Point, Durban
Patrol duties, attending to criminal complaints, crime prevention duties
1980 - 1983
: Uniform Sergeant, Cape Town
Shift commander, patrol duties, crime prevention
1983 – 1984
: Detective Sergeant, Cape Town
Investigation of crime, general investigations
1984 - 1988
: Detective Warrant Officer, Murder & Robbery Unit, Bishop Lavis
Investigation of serious and violent crimes (specialized unit)
1988 – 1990
: Detective Warrant Officer, Transito Theft Unit, Bellville South
Investigation of theft of goods in transito (road, rail, airways) (specialized unit), Bellville South
1990 – 1992
: Detective Lieutenant (Unit Commander), Transito Theft Unit, Bellville South
Managing a detective unit, overseeing and directing criminal investigations, investigation of selected
cases
1992 – 1994
: Detective Captain, Branch Commander, Rondebosch
Managing a detective branch, overseeing and directing criminal investigations
1994 – 1996
: Detective Major, Branch Commander, Rondebosch
Managing a detective branch, overseeing and directing criminal investigations
1996 – 2004
: Detective Lieutenant Colonel, Unit Commander, Child Protection Unit, Goodwood
Managing a detective unit, overseeing and directing criminal investigations, investigation of selected
cases
2004 – 2011
: Detective Lieutenant Colonel, Unit Commander, Family Violence, Child Protection
& Sexual Offences Unit, Mitchell’s Plain
Managing a detective unit, overseeing and directing criminal investigations, investigation of selected
cases
TERTIARY EDUCATION
1989: National Diploma in Police Administration
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Technikon South Africa
2001: B.Iuris
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University of South Africa
2012: LLB
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University of South Africa
I completed the Practical Legal Training course (one year duration) in 2013.
I’m currently serving articles at Parker Khan Associates, Lansdowne
AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS
SAPS Medal for ten years loyal service, 1989
SAPS Esprit de Corps Award for Middle Managers, 1994
SAPS Medal for twenty years loyal service, 1998
Jane Raphaely White Ribbon Award, 2001
Rotary International Merit Award for Community Service, 2002
SAPS Medal for thirty years loyal service, 2009
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Member of Fit 2000 WP Athletic Club
Member of Toastmasters International (Qualified Competent Communicator, Cape Anchor Club)
Board Member of Safeline Child Abuse Treatment Centre, Athlone
Co-opted Member of School Governing Body, Goodwood College
Committee Member of Friends of Child Protection, Hout Bay
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Participated in amateur boxing 1974 – 1983, represented Western Province 1981 and 1982
Participate in road running, 150 standard marathons and 52 ultra marathons 1985 – present
BIO SKETCH
After matriculating in 1977 I joined the police service and was a career policeman for 34 years. I
studied part-time and obtained one national diploma and two law degrees. After serving with
several detective branches and units I was appointed as the commander of the Child Protection Unit,
East Metropole in 1996. It was a field that interested me, and a post I occupied for the next fifteen
years. During that time I investigated a number of high-profile cases involving rape, sexual abuse and
exploitation resulting in convictions and long prison terms, such as S v James McNeil, S v Jan
Johannes Schietekat, S v John Creasey and others. I served on an ad hoc advisory committee to the
then Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Ms Mapisa-Nqakula, who was responsible for the Films and
Publications Board at the time. I participated in the investigation of an international child sexual
abuse and child pornography syndicate, the so-called “Operation Wonderland” case which also
involved police agencies in the United Kingdom and the United States.
I am an experienced police investigator and have testified as such in criminal courts frequently
during the past 28 years.
During 2010 and 2011 I was the prosecutor in a number of SAPS disciplinary hearings in Cape Town. I
was also the trial officer in several others. During that time I dismissed six members of the Service
for serious misconduct.
I left the South African Police Service on 31 December 2011 and completed my studies towards the
LLB degree in May 2012. The degree was conferred in October 2012 and I was admitted as an
advocate in December 2012. I completed the LSSA/UNISA School for Legal Practice course in 2013
and will write the attorney’s board examination in August 2014. My application for voluntary
removal from the Role of Advocates is currently being processed. I am currently serving articles with
Parker Khan Associates, Lansdowne.
I have been married for 32 years and have two adult daughters.
REFERENCES
Brigadier Andre van Dyk (Station Commander, SAPS, Manenberg)
021 699 9480
082 559 4669
[email protected]
Mrs Virginia Africa (Principal, Goodwood College)
021 534 6246
083 412 3256
[email protected]
Mr Deon Ruiters (State Advocate, Wynberg Magistrate’s Court)
021 799 5941
072 732 8361
[email protected]