Killing the files - Page 3

Former IPID director Robert McBride criticised Viewfinder's exposé in an op-ed. In this response to McBride, Viewfinder points out that neither McBride nor IPID's current management have yet contested a single fact

Parliamentarians grill IPID on reports of statistical manipulation and the covering up of cases. IPID promises to publish its own report on statistical manipulation.

IPID's position on the history and extent of statistical manipulation has been inconsistent. Days before presenting its annual report to Parliament, management revises it again. Meanwhile, calls for IPID to account continue

A data analysis confirms that IPID cases are completed near statistical reporting deadlines. Whistleblowers alleged many such cases were poorly investigated.

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Viewfinder exposes how underfunding, State Capture and statistical manipulation at IPID allowed violent criminals in the South African Police Service escape accountability.