Police brutality
Civil society steps in to monitor complaints against the police and army
Earlier lockdown restrictions prevented many people from reporting abuses, says activist
By Liezl Human
News | 15 June 2020
IPID a no-show in Petrus Miggels police assault probe
Investigator has still not returned to the scene of the assault or interviewed key witnesses, according to Miggels’ family
News | 10 June 2020
“We want to love the police, but they don’t want to love or respect us”
Picket held outside Parliament in solidarity with US protests against police brutality
News | 3 June 2020
Police watchdog pulls investigators from state capture probe
IPID recalls two members of team investigating former police commissioner Kgomotso Phahlane
News | 28 May 2020
“There can be no justification for torture, ever” – top brass tell police
Police who refuse to comply with internal directive may be held personally liable
News | 21 May 2020
Judge reprimands ministers of police and defence for “lockdown brutality”
Court orders suspension of police and military involved in the torture and death of Collins Khosa
News | 15 May 2020
Details of two additional alleged lockdown killings by police revealed
Police were accused of killing five people during the enforcement of the first three weeks of Covid-19 lockdown
News | 30 April 2020
Resident alleges police beat and shot him for filming lockdown operation
Police minister “must act swiftly against the criminal elements in the SAPS”
News | 17 April 2020
IPID records six alleged killings by police in first week of lockdown
IPID is also investigating 13 complaints related to shootings and 14 assault cases
Brief | 3 April 2020