Ipid must investigate police who were violent during North West protests, DA says
Police officers should serve and protect‚ not discriminate or shoot at innocent people, MPL Joe McGluwa says
The DA has called on the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) to probe the conduct of South African Police Service (SAPS) members in the North West, following violent protests in the province. Member of the provincial legislature Joe McGluwa has written to the police watchdog‚ asking it to probe the behaviour of some officers during the violence. "On Saturday April 21‚ the DA visited families who were affected by the police action during the protests. We were informed that police barged into people’s houses‚ shooting at children and old people. We were also informed that police acted with force against community members who were just innocent bystanders. They also shot at people who were lying on the ground‚" McGluwa said in a statement. "We furthermore met with a family who told us that police unfairly discriminated against them‚ using derogative terms such as ‘bushmen’ and telling them that they did not belong there." He said the alleged behaviour by some members of...
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