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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