Viewfinder's first documentary film revisits the murder of Letsekang Thokoane, a young shopkeeper, by police during the farm worker strike in De Doorns in 2013. Why were the killers not held accountable? From the scene of the murder in Elubisi township a paper trail leads us to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate's head office in Pretoria to ask this question.
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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.
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A function called "special closure" on IPID's case management system was used to "kill off" likely hundreds of criminal cases against the police in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
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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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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 to mount.
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Pressed for time? Read these key takeaways for a concise summary of what Viewfinder's investigation of the cover-up at IPID found. Also, you can access all the most explosive whistleblower leaks from our investigation here.
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Evidence of IPID cover-up mounts, but Joemat-Pettersson declines to act. http://www.groundup.org.za/article/evidence-ipid-cover-mounts-joemat-pettersson-declines-act/ @ipid_za @SAPoliceService
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