Weaponizing the police
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ.
Imagine getting arrested and sent to prison for something you didnโt do. Thatโs the horrifying fate of some remand detainees being held in South Africaโs most notorious maximum-security prisons. They say police are failing to properly investigate allegations before sending people to jail, with some landing behind bars after a single spurious complaint. For many, thereโs no recourse. Are the police being used to settle personal scores? And could you be next? Carte Blanche investigates.
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