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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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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Viewfinder exposé and pressure from Parliament, experts prompts IPID to commit to policy reforms aimed at improving its impact on police conduct and accountability.
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In a low resource environment, focusing on serious cases could help IPID maximise its impact on police conduct. But, will management and Parliament adopt the experts’ roadmap?
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After many delays, IPID finally return to Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Policing to give their side of the story. But, IPID's presentation does not respond to the mounting evidence pointing to a
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