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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We condensed our findings on SAPS brutality and non-accountability into a short animation. Come up to speed in around a minute flat.
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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 the circumstances leading up to the death of Petrus Miggels in Ravensmead on the first day of lockdown raises questions about the police watchdog’s processes.
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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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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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@pontsho_pilane's write-up on how it's taken shape and where it'll go from here: https://blog.wan-ifra.org/2020/08/12/combatting-africa-s-infodemic-with-a-whatsapp-only-publication-1
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