The Crimes of the South African Police Service

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Crimes of the South African Police Service

IFP accuses police of brutality

July 6 2011 at 01:12pm
By BHEKI MBANJWA

The IFP has accused police of “repulsive” behaviour after the arrest of its members in Umlazi, near Durban, on Sunday.

Four IFP members were arrested in Umlazi’s T section after they allegedly stoned buses and cars ferrying ANC supporters to a rally in the former IFP stronghold.

The ANC alleged that the IFP supporters had fired shots to try to disrupt the rally.

But IFP national organiser Albert Mncwango said on Tuesday that he had received reports that the police had launched an “unprovoked attack” on the IFP supporters.

“Our members were injured in full view of the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD), which was present in Umlazi to monitor the police action. No amount of tension justified the police’s repulsive behaviour,” Mncwango said.