Former officials say that IPID’s recall of two investigators from a task team probing alleged corruption by senior police officers is a ploy to scupper the investigations and to protect former police
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The police watchdog’s commitment to better case management practices has gone half-way. But, with political will and proper oversight, there is always the possibility for IPID to implement better performance indicators. Meanwhile,
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After a Viewfinder exposé and pressure from Parliament, IPID made a u-turn on its decision to clear police of wrongdoing in the circumstances leading up to the death of Petrus Miggels in
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Collins Khosa was allegedly beaten to death by soldiers enforcing lockdown regulations in Alexandra township in April. Now, his family has approached the High Court in Pretoria for a wide ranging order
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In addition to allegations of five lockdown related killings, IPID’s slideshow to Parliament highlighted 398 other lockdown and non-lockdown related complaints against the police during a three week period. An MP also
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Is the Independent Police investigative Directorate (IPID) using autopsy findings of “natural causes” as a way to short circuit police brutality investigations? The decision to clear police of wrongdoing in
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It is well-known in pathology that physical trauma, especially when combined with a pre-existing heart condition, can trigger a heart attack in a person. Some heart conditions don’t show symptoms day-to-day, so
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Our analysis of police corruption data has revealed some of the ways in which police officers solicit bribes from the public. Now, the Covid-19 lockdown has created conditions for extortion and other
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South Africans have shared many videos and accounts of abuses by police officers deployed to enforce the national lock down. But, prior trends in police brutality shows us that the problem is
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IPID’s new head has suspended a number of officials, including national head of investigations Matthews Sesoko.
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