Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation South African Police Service Pretoria,
South Africa

Brigadier Piet Pieterse is at present the Section Head of Cybercrime Investigation (CCI), Component: Priority Crime Specialised Investigation (PCSI), which is part of the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) (Hawks). He joined the South African Police Service in 1979 and has been a detective since 1981. He worked at the Murder and Robbery Unit and became the commissioned officer during 1987. He was a founding member of the Directorate for Special Operations (DSO) Scorpions, before joining the Commercial Crime Unit of the Police Service in 1992. He also commanded the former Serious Economic Offences Unit. Brigadier Pieterse holds a National Diploma in Police Administration.