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Police minister Bheki Cele says police brutlality is “of serious concern”. File photo.Image: File photo
BHEKI CELE

Police brutality ‘of serious concern’, says Bheki Cele

Police brutality is “of serious concern”, police minister Bheki Cele said, as he admitted that allegations of wrongdoing had damaged the SAPS’ image. Recent high profile cases — in particular the killing of Mthokozisi Ntumba, a bystander…

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Ipid in the Eastern Cape had to arrange for a postmortem to be conducted almost 400km away because of a broken X-ray machine. Stock photo.Image: 123RF/ANDREW NORRIS
EASTERN CAPE

Body taken nearly 400km for autopsy in police brutality case because X-ray machine not available

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) had to transport a man’s body almost 400km for a proper postmortem because of the unavailability of X-ray machines. The police watchdog said its investigation into the death of…

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