AfriForum praises SAPS for breakthrough and cooperation in Senzo Meyiwa murder case
26 October 2020
AfriForum today praised the South African Police Service for the breakthrough in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case. The civil rights organisation, which represents the Meyiwa family in the investigation of the murder of the former Bafana Bafana captain, also highlighted the fact that the SAPS was willing to involve Adv. Gerrie Nel and AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit in their investigation during the past few months.
AfriForum’s reaction follows after the SAPS arrested five suspects today for the murder of the 27-year-old Meyiwa who was shot dead in a house in Vosloorus six years ago, on 26 October 2014. The suspects will appear in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court tomorrow, 27 October.
Sifiso Meyiwa, Senzo’s brother, also participated in a media conference today in Pretoria with AfriForum and will also attend tomorrow’s court hearing with Adv. Nel, Head of AfriForum’s Private Prosecutions Unit.
“AfriForum’s involvement in this case has amongst others, contributed to the moving of the case from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Johannesburg to the DPP Pretoria, which meant that focus could be placed on key elements of the case. The Private Prosecution Unit also expressed their dismay at the composition of the SAPS investigative team to police management and after some changes were made to the team, the investigation was able to progress,” says Adv. Nel.