The City of Cape Town says new footage obtained by law enforcement officials of Bulelani Qolani – the man who was allegedly evicted from his home while bathing – paints a different picture to the video that went viral.
In the video that went viral, a struggle between officers and Qolani is shown as Qolani tries to run away while naked.However, the City claims they are in possession of footage taken by the officials as evidence which shows that Qolani was not bathing as previously claimed.“This includes footage showing Mr Qolani clothed and standing outside during the operation to remove five illegal structures on Wednesday, 1 July 2020,” the City said.
“Footage further shows Mr Qolani walking out of a structure unclothed. He does this without prompting, and without any Law Enforcement official near him.” According to Mayco member for Safety and Security, JP Smith law enforcement took the video as evidence.
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