EFF leader Julius Malema claims his family has been failed by the criminal justice system after a man who allegedly raped his 15-year-old niece was allegedly released on a warning shortly after being arrested.
Malema has cried foul, saying he had assisted Seshego police with the arrest of the alleged perpetrator on Sunday for the alleged rape of his 15-year-old niece.
“Yesterday, I helped the lazy Seshego police to arrest a suspect who raped my sister’s 15-year-old daughter after they failed to do so for two nights. What shocked me this morning is that the suspect was released on warning by a prosecutor and an officer, on the same day. Yesterday I helped the lazy seshego police to arrest a suspect who raped my sister’s 15-year-old daughter after they failed to do so for two nights. What shocked me this morning is that the suspect was released on warning by a prosecutor and an officer, on the same day.His tweets received comfort messages from supporters and other users including former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela who also expressed shocked.
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