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Parliament wants the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) to provide comprehensive data analysis and statistics in relation to various investigations it has conducted during the COVID-19 lockdown period SABCNews

says the committee has always supported and maintained the call by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the enforcement of the state of national disaster regulations ought to be done within the confines of the Constitution.

Joemat-Peterson says the request for the detailed analysis forms part of the committee’s oversight role in ensuring that the cases are investigated and those found to be in the wrong side of the law are brought to book. She says the committee will then do what it calls an “expert analysis” before deliberating on the outcomes of the analysisi during its next meeting.

They also urged senior management of both the police and SANDF to investigate allegations of the abuse of power and for proper corrective measures to be taken against those found guilty.The IPID in March arrested an Ekurhuleni Metro Police officer in connection with the fatal shooting of a man at Vosloorus township, Gauteng. It is alleged a scuffle ensued after EMPD officer tried to arrest people who were drinking liquor at a local tavern, flouting the lockdown regulations.

 

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