Johannesburg – Police Minister Bheki Cele was confronted by angry members of the community in Eldorado Park when he visited the family of Nathaniel Julius, 16, who was allegedly shot dead by police.When he tried to address members of the public shortly after visiting the family, he was met by an angry crowd who chanted slogans such as “Justice for Nathaniel, enough is enough”, “police are corrupt” and “we want justice now”.
One man, who said he was a nephew of one of those arrested, called on Cele and the police to arrest him too. He said he had heard the complaints of people expressing a mistrust of the police, and added police management could not abruptly make changes.Cele said the police officers involved in the shooting would remain in the service until they were told otherwise.“We are waiting for the investigation, we want to make the investigation as independent as possible. That is why even the head of Ipid will be here,” he said.
“We have to restore the relationship between police and the community because this gives a big gap to the criminals.
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