Wed Jun 19 12:17:25 SAST 2013

Suspects to sue police after death in custody

Sep 19, 2012 | McKeed Kotlolo | 32 comments

THREE men arrested and detained with a man who was allegedly tortured to death during an interrogation intend to sue police for damages.

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Wed Jun 19 12:17:25 SAST 2013 ::
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Sep 19, 2012

NICEBOOBS

We are no longer safe mo Mzansi - the police are killing people like during the apartheid era.
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Sep 19, 2012

mangena1

these police are thugs who wonders? if you are led by very rude people you also become extremely rude
i real dont like these arrogant cap wearing people
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Sep 19, 2012

KGS000

This is what happenes when you recruit thugs to become police and I bet no one is going to be charged for his murder because these thugs cover for each other.
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Sep 19, 2012

Kaylae

Handsome Lodi you died before your time cause of stealing,eish may your soul rest in peace.

He confirmed that police then took the body to the Roodepoort state mortuary, where "apparently the police tried to have the postmortem done before the family became aware of Lodi's death".
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This statement alone has loopholes who gave them the right to conduct a postmortem without the knowledge of the family.corrupt police ekse
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Sep 19, 2012

Papage

These boys must stop stealing and the Family must tell their sons to stop stealing, dont come and cry when they are killed, you knew from the start that your son/husband is a thug, now crime does not pay.
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Sep 19, 2012

Little_Dude

NICEBOOBS
We are no longer safe mo Mzansi - the police are killing people like during the apartheid era.
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Midrand SAPS offcials number one Mzansi thugs.
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Sep 19, 2012

Voetzek

Interrogation is not means to kill someone, " we cannot investigate one of our own" the statement said it all and will end up saying no evidence, believe me
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Sep 19, 2012

lindsay

i thought torture was outlawed mos now who brought it back? the three men are suing for what exactly are they dead too? they are highly traumatized by what? this is ridiculous the lawyer is taking chances here.
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Sep 19, 2012

Flemza

My God these guys are criminals , even though they at times do pay my salary when I represent them in court , there is nothing to sue the police about , the criminal is dead , minus one crime and ATM bombing , so nothing to sue the police for.
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Sep 19, 2012

missteeque

@papage. the only people who deserve to be killed r those who murder other human beings! finish n klaar! i am not by any means saying what he did for a living was good its not! we live in fear each and every day of our lives because of thugs. but police r on this power trip its ridiculous! he didn't have to die! if u grew up in a township i'm sure u know 1 or more thugs! they lurk everywhere but they're not ALL murderers contrary to popular belief! People in all levels of society steal! its just the manner in which he steals that deems him a criminal. politicians steal from THE POOR everyday!
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Sep 19, 2012

missteeque

@Flemza i too am a Lawyer! and those r not the words of a lawyer o sa tlo bolela maaka mo! u wouldn't have gotten through 1st year with that mentality!
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Sep 19, 2012

missteeque

These police men have to be stripped of their duties and charged! they too,like "criminals" are not above the law! Lord i pray they're arrested.
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Sep 19, 2012

Flemza

missteeque
@Flemza i too am a Lawyer! and those r not the words of a lawyer o sa tlo bolela maaka mo! u wouldn't have gotten through 1st year with that mentality!
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you are dam right , hence now I`m an attoney I no longer represent criminals , I don`t go for peanuts now , ATM bombers must die I don`t care , its still minus one crime and ATM bomber
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Sep 19, 2012

ktzo

Police police police, now you see why I am not one. 3 months course of learning how to shoot is not gud enough. Sorry tby the way most didnt go past matric, its not their fault by the way their president is the same. Agg why bother.
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Sep 19, 2012

ThirdEye

For those who have started to call these guys criminals, let us hold our horses & remember that they were still suspect hence there was interrogation.We can't pass judgement.

As for the police, we are getting used to their brutality which is unacceptable I'm starting not to feel sorry for them if they are killed.
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Sep 19, 2012

Exhibit

Police are just disgusting,they can't reason and the only time they feel important is when they harass people.What happened to innocent until proven guilty? All they had to do was to ask the poor man questions,thats all.
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Sep 19, 2012

madamx

My husband was also beaten by cops few weeks ago because they said he knew the were abouts of his friend who stole money from his company.
He was beaten so badly, he cant even drive.
I hate cops.
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Sep 19, 2012

Papage

When thugs are take care off, by the police we cry, when thet terrorise us at our homes/street we cry, what exactly do we want? Our Boys dont care anymore about other people, but themselves, the kill, rape even 90 year old grand mothers and when they are delt with, we symphathyse with them. I am saying, if you steal,kill, rape, you must be delt with, harshly so. Don't try to Hero praise the thugs, they must be delt with.
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Sep 19, 2012

jerico

the SAPS are possessed with demon spirit, they are not my heroes.They are trying to take out their fraustrations on every citizen, for earning peanuts,they cant help it but to get angry because since they are not entitled to strike.
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Sep 19, 2012

MSG_S

"We cannot investigate one of our own," so said daai naai se lieutenant-Colonel.
If the guys had reported to the IPID right from the begining, naai se Colonel would have said " They should have reported this to me for investigation". F@cking police crooks. They didn't get their shares from the money stolen, that is why he was killed by these bleksems.
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Sep 19, 2012

2shy2call

Welcome to Julius world Mzantsi
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Sep 19, 2012

tyzer

zuma administration has taken us back indeed. the suspect was successfully arrested. it was in a process of interrogation that he was killed. why? are these police lacking intellectual capacity to extract information that will strengthen their cases from suspects. hence resorting to crime, i.e torture. if the criminal has wronged, does the state also do wrong, or must be a role model in correcting the wrong in a humane manner? where is this administration leading us to? it seems the future is bleak unless something right is done before it is too late
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Sep 19, 2012

Ayobas

Bliksem police brutality, they think their are above the law. So what are charges of those that killlled 34 mineworkers, ohhh I forgot no charges against them... I still salute General Cele when introducing shooot to killllll.
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Sep 19, 2012

paracute

what should police do? they act we complain they don't act we complain. don't you guys think the problem lies with us?

we are living with thugs, we see what they do, we don't report we even buy stolen goods from them, that means we encourage what they are doing.
we just can't look at the government to do everything for us. guys charity begins at home we teach our children not steal, not to rape, not to raise hands for their partners and they will probably become better people tomorrow.

it is just that this government is to blame for taking punishment rights from parents not "abuse" but punishment
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Sep 19, 2012

McKena

I am sure Zuma is a white man. Thabo Mbeki never did this to his people. I rest my Case .

Magaung here we come.
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Sep 19, 2012

Bamki

How can we they say they were traumatized, when they make house robberies, hijacking dont they think they traumatise people also. He was a thug and he deserved it; there was no other ways.
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Sep 19, 2012

paracute

@ McKena

what does this has to do with the people you just mentioned?
come on boy! be realistic, you guys always drag people names where they are not supposed to, that's being racist only if you know what it means.

you have high hope about his mangaung thing and thing might be different you'll all be forced to be governed by the administration that you don't like, so stop stressing my laaitie! definately you've got no voting right in managung, yours are just wishes and should your wishes come true, you are going to say the things that you are saying today for these people are the same, somoe of yyou will say the Zuma admin was better than that one of the people you want.

i even think that whites were far better because we knew they never wanted blacks and we accepted and all your political leaders are worse for we thought they will liberate us all and here they are gambling with our lives.

malema ena, I pray that he finds forgiveness in heaven for misleading so many people to believing in him since he so powerless and power hungry.

Mandela Was everything
Mbeki was brilliant
Zuma is intelligent, a visionary with a mission and the ANC saw potential and capability in him that's why he became the president despite his level of education even thi malema boy saw that in him until such time where he couldn't let them pull his nose wherever they liked.
they did what they could and all failed in different ways.

NB: There's no way you can satisfy everyone everytime.
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Sep 19, 2012

vmash

Those silly excuse for human beings needs to be put behind bars for a very long time, they need to learn that they are not above the law. This article realy mad me angry that these police officers are capable of killing a person. Dont they know the SA law that a person remains a suspect till they appear in court, they had no rite to take the law into they hands, I jst wonder how is this case gonna end. NXA *really pissed*
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Sep 19, 2012

RipApart

Legodu (probably a murderer too) got what he deserve. Let him burn in hell. In life you reap what you sow – if you don’t know him shut the f*&5ed up. Re lapisitse ke batho ba go tshwana le ena. Let him meet his maker……another one bite the dust, less criminal to worry about..
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Sep 19, 2012

SEBIKIBIKI

Please guys dont blame the police, they are just implementing directives. Ask the PEA head. He is the one who should be accountable. Under his reign police have turned into killing machines. what happened to the rights as enshrined in our constitution? Jah Neh.South Africans, we are in deep trouble. Who is gonna save us from this monster.
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Sep 19, 2012

Lordmygod

Bebayizigebengu zemali kufanele bathole umvuzo ukafa or ukuphila.
Sue the poilce for what, their families they just to make money dat they use to get from him before(ATM boming)

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Sep 19, 2012

MissU

WUBANI OKEWAJIKISWA EBANK NGOKUTHI BATHI ABANAMALI, NGOBA AMA-ATM ABHOMBIWE?

"WE CANNOT INVISTIGATE ONE OF OUR OWN" USHIDI LOWO.
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