Lelethu Mgedezi‚ an attorney at Legal Resources Centre‚ said they would assist Qholani with his case and a damages claim against the city.
“We have been engaging with the community of EThembeni as early as the 1st of July when first incident took place‚” said Mgedezi.
“It is not the first time these kind of evictions took place‚ but we came hastily after the video of someone who was removed from a structure naked in a degrading and humiliating manner went viral. So we have engaged with the community and we have been advised that the demolitions took place and structures were taken down.
“We take issue with the City of Cape Town conducting itself in this manner because it’s always putting forth that this is the land invasion unit that is acting under its proper policies and procedures in removing people that illegally occupied land. We argue that this is actually not the case and we find their conduct reprehensible.
“This is why we have immediately suspended four officers while the matter is investigated without delay. “While the investigation into the conduct of the law enforcement officers and the circumstances surrounding the situation is ongoing‚ as the mayor of this city I want to acknowledge that Mr Qholani’s dignity was impaired and I am truly sorry for what he experienced.”
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