Parliament's portfolio committee on police heard on Wednesday that several high-ranking police officials are on a list of officers with criminal records.
An audit, which only covered the period prior to January 2010, found that 1 448 police officers had criminal offences.
MP's shook their heads in disbelief when senior SA Police Service official, Nkrumah Mazibuko, revealed the outcome of an internal audit of police members with criminal records who are still employed by the state.
These officers include a major-general, 10 brigadiers, 21 colonels, 10 majors, 43 lieutenant-colonels and 163 captains.
