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Original Post Date: 2007-07-31 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
Police brutality in the Western Cape is reportedly on the increase, with the public filing more than 500 complaints against SAPS members in the first six months of this year.
The Afrikaans Sunday newspaper, Rapport, reported on Sunday that according to the police watchdog body, the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD), the public had lodged 539 complaints against police between January and June this year.
This is 43 percent more than the corresponding period last year. The offences ranged from assault to murder.
The newspaper said there had been 40 complaints of deaths in police custody between January and June – five percent more than for the same period last year.
Superintendent Billy Jones, spokesperson for the police, said on Sunday he was not aware of an increase in the number of cases reported against the police.
However, he encouraged members of the public to report unlawful conduct by members of the SAPS.
Jones said SAPS members had to comply with a code of conduct and that they would root out corruption, bringing those members to book who were guilty of any criminal offence.
When contacted for comment on Monday Thabo Leholo, head of the ICD, Western Cape, said he could comment only later in the day.
The ICD is due to table its annual report in parliament next month.
The report, reviewed by Charles Nqakula, the national minister of safety and security, is expected to shed light on whether there has been an increase in the number of cases against police.
Complaints against the police have included the alleged assault of South African national basketball team member Vincent Ntunja,at the Gugulethu police station earlier this year.
Ntunja was allegedly arrested and beaten up by several police officers, leaving him with a swollen eye and injured jaw.
The ICD has since started a special investigation and has, in the past two weeks, paid surprise visits to Camps Bay, Manenberg, Gugulethu, Langa and Grabouw police stations.
The ICD is also investigating the Grabouw police after the death of Peter Wheeler, a building contractor from Pretoria, who died while in the local police cells.
Last week two Belhar teenagers – Tohir Allie, 17, and friend Abubaker Deerling, 16 – received medical treatment after allegedly being assaulted by police.
Tohir sustained several bruises and cuts to his head. Abubaker received 36 stitches to his legs after police allegedly set dogs on him.