The ANC caucus in Cape Town has called on the city to appoint a retired judge to investigate the ejection of a naked man from a shack in Khayelitsha last week.
Khayelitsha father Bulelani Qolani, 28, was seen in a video being dragged naked out of a shack by law enforcement officers before his home was demolished on July 1.
The video went viral and has prompted the city to establish an “independent investigation" after it suspended four law-enforcement officers involved in the incident. Qolani has since opened a criminal case again the city and law-enforcement officials. “Because the firm in question, Fairbridges, is one of those law firms used by the city and has also been involved with other DA-led municipalities, we are sceptical about its ability to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into the apartheid-style removal of a naked Bulelani Qolani from his shack,” the ANC statement said.
“This abuse of power and total unlawful humiliation of Mr Qolani demands an impartial and independent investigation that will deliver an acceptable result. Fairbridges is compromised because of their dealings with the city. We call on it, in the interest of transparency, to withdraw. We will not accept a finding from this firm of attorneys.”
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