Government – and specifically the forces responsible for ensuring law and order – have been ducking out of accountability for their sometimes brutal actions.
The first casualty in any war, the old saying goes, is the truth. In South Africa, it is worrying that the first casualty in the “war” against the coronavirus appears, increasingly, to be official accountability. In a situation where this country’s citizens are being asked to accept that their freedoms have been curtailed “for the greater good”, it is vital that those enforcing the emergency restrictions are held to account for their actions.
In a situation where this country’s citizens are being asked to accept that their freedoms have been curtailed “for the greater good”, it is vital that those enforcing the emergency restrictions are held to account for their actions. However, that has not prevented the government – and specifically the forces responsible for ensuring law and order – from ducking out of accountability for their sometimes brutal actions.
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