The advocate, who heads Afriforum’s private prosecution unit, is representing six of the 11 residents charged with contravening the lockdown regulations.
Despite pressure from Afriforum, KwaDukuza Municipality has refused to hand over a copy of the investigation report that exonerated KDM peace officers from any wrongdoing in a controversial altercation involving a child at Chaka’s Rock last month.
The incident on 11 May, which was captured on video and received national interest, shows the officers allegedly trying to remove a screaming four-year-old boy from a complex while his father tries to pull him from them.READ MORE:Advocate Gerrie Nel, who heads Afriforum’s private prosecution unit, is representing six of the 11 residents charged with contravening the lockdown regulations. They were released on R1,000 bail and are expected to appear in court in August.
Afriforum spokesperson Natasha Venter said: “AfriForum’s request was very clear – we did not expect the municipality to do an investigation, but simply to provide the information on which basis the municipality put the residents on trial and found them guilty in the public domain.”Venter said it remained an unanswered question whether the municipal officials had the power to arrest 11 people within the framework and prescriptions of the Criminal Procedure Act.
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