DA calls on IPID to investigate SAPS conduct during North West protests
30 April 2018
The Democratic Alliance in the North West has written to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) requesting an investigation into SAPS conduct during protests, which swept across the Province.
On Saturday 21 April 2018, the DA visited families who were affected by the police action during the protests. We were informed that police barged into people’s houses shooting at children and old people.
We were also informed that police acted with force against community members who were just innocent bystanders. They also shot at people who were laying on the ground.
We furthermore met with a family who told us that police unfairly discriminated against them, using derogative terms such as “bushmen” and telling them that they did not belong there.