IPID says out of more than 4 000 investigations conducted, it can report 230 department convictions and 20 criminal convictions.
Chairperson of Parliament's Police Portfolio Committee, Tina Joemat-Pettersson
The Chairperson of Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, says it is unacceptable that police who are found guilty of rape, are not brought to book.
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