South African
police officers accused of detaining women in order to rape them
January 29, 2015 · 2:01 PM UTC
According to a new report, more than
1,400 serving police officers, or about one in 100, have a criminal record for
serious, violent offenses.
Credit:
Charlie Shoemaker
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A
report into crimes committed by South Africa’s police force draws a disturbing
picture: dozens of officers charged for the murders, armed robberies and rapes
of citizens they are sworn to protect.
Particularly worrying is the number
of reported cases of police officers detaining women in order to rape them.
“These are not ‘isolated incidents’
but a ‘pattern of behavior,’” warns the “Broken Blue Line” report, released
Wednesday by the Johannesburg-based Institute for Race Relations.
“Violent crime levels in South
Africa won’t turn around while the ‘wolf guards the sheep.’”
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