AfriForum demands answers on treatment of people in Emperors Palace quarantine facility
20 May 2020
AfriForum directed a letter today to Patricia de Lille, Minister of Public Enterprises and Infrastructure, in which the civil rights organisation demands answers to information received from repatriated people who are now detained under quarantine at the Emperors Palace Peermont Metcourt and Mondior Hotel. AfriForum also considers legal action in this regard if the Minister does not provide satisfactory answers. According to detainees, the facility does not meet the Department of Health’s guidelines for quarantine facilities. They are also detained against their will and officials violate their fundamental rights.
AfriForum also sent the Minister a report on the worst of these violations and offences, which include:
The facility is not adequately cleaned and disinfected, and the rooms are unhygienic.
The detainees are not clinically assessed to screen for symptoms of COVID-19.