Residents
complain about police
THE Democratic Alliance (DA) has written a letter
to police minister, Nkosinathi Nhleko, informing him about Mokopane residents’
frustrations with the Mokopane police.
12 September 2014
Police
minister Nkosinathi Nhleko.
THE Democratic Alliance (DA) has written a letter
to police minister, Nkosinathi Nhleko, informing him about Mokopane residents’
frustrations with the Mokopane police.
According to the DA, residents say they are treated
badly.
The DA further said the problem had been raised at
various community policing forum (CPF) meetings with no improvement in the
situation. Instead residents are threatened with arrest if they continue to
complain about police officials, the DA claims.
Complaints received from the residents included
alleged racial discrimination as all racial groups were allegedly not treated
similarly. Cases were also allegedly being manipulated with the police station
personnel deciding whether a case should go to court or not.
Allegations were also made that multiple cases
reported to the police station were never investigated and remained stagnant
for long periods unless the complainants call to ask about the progress of the
case.
Further allegations included lack of service
delivery at the charge office.
Residents of the RDP extensions also reportedly
complaining that they were threatened with arrest when they wanted to lodge
complaints about bad treatment by police officials.
Some high-profile cases such as the one allegedly
involving Lt Col Isaac Mantjane seem to have been squashed
The DA requested urgent attention or intervention
into this matter by Nhleko as residents felt they should feel protected and not
threatened.
At the time of going to print, no comment had been
made by the police regarding the matter.
