Ramaphosa defends police and SANDF in Covid-19 crackdown

An SA National Defence Force patrol stops and frisks a man in the Johannesburg CBD, on April 1 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdown. Picture: AFP/MARCO LONGARI

As of Friday afternoon, eight people had reportedly died as a consequence of law enforcement actions during the shutdown, in contrast to the seven people who have died as a result of Covid-19 itself. These incidents are under investigation by police watchdog, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate .

It wants law enforcement to be interdicted from engaging in such conduct in the future and has asked the Pretoria high court to rule that “the state of disaster as declared by the minister of co-operative governance and traditional affairs under Government Gazette has not and does not suspend constitutional rights of all South Africans”.

Not specific enough? Reports of abuse of power and violence, with eight reported dead, are allegations without ‘specificities’, the president says.These incidents are under investigation by police watchdog, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid). Yerrrr.... 🤦‍♂️

He knows that everybody he loves and cares about is safe from the brutality so why not defend them, they've done nothing to him.

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