Police shootouts: Experts divided over deaths

Expert defends police actions in shootout, citing criminals' disregard for law, as watchdog investigates incidents.While many condemn the police killing nine alleged robbers and rapists in a shootout in Mariannhill, KwaZulu-Natal, they shouldn’t come under fire, an expert said. Some criminals had no respect for life or the law and used maximum force, independent crime analyst Chris De Kock said.

Its annual report showed 393 similar deaths recorded last year. Ipid spokesperson Phaladi Shuping said some investigations were done by a team of seniors, who worked together in complex cases. Shuping said Ipid was not involved in the operations of the police. “We only get involved if they have acted and their actions fall within the mandate of Ipid.Gareth Newham, head of justice and violence prevention at the Institute for Security Studies , said there’s no real research that clearly demonstrated a link between police shootings and improved public trust.

“In the Mariannhill case, the police only recovered three firearms, but killed nine people. Surely they would have known those people were outgunned with only three firearms?” Newman said.Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda said the suspects were wanted for several violent crimes and police believed they were plotting to execute a hit on someone.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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