By Simon Nare
Build One South Africa (BOSA) wants the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) hauled over the coals and held account for police misconduct including rapes and murders that have gone unpunished.
The party said it has undertaken to write to the chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, to summon the leadership of the directorate to explain itself.
When reached for comment, IPID said it preferred not to respond to the allegations and promised that it would explain itself when it appears before the committee next week.
IPID is an independent body tasked with investigating police misconduct that may result in any death in police custody, deaths as a result of police actions, any complaint relating to the discharge of an official firearm by any police officer as well as rape by a police officer whether the officer in on duty or off duty.
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