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For Mthuthuzeli Ntseku 
2h ago
Cape Town – Police leadership launched an investigation into the conduct of its officers after a video, which went viral over the weekend, showed officers watching as two naked men were attacked by a mob while lying on the ground. ground writhing in pain.
The incident at the N2 Gateway housing project in Delft was sparked by allegations that the men were selling items stolen during robberies in the area.
Apparently the video was shot in February.
Franklin van Wyk, 20, died and the other man suffered serious injuries.
Police spokeswoman Novela Potelwa said the internal investigation focused on the initial police response to the crime scene to determine whether first responders acted accordingly from the moment they arrived at the crime scene.
“The investigation is also looking into what else happened at the scene that the video did not capture. Also, if the police at the scene asked for support and what happened next, ”he said.
He said six men have been charged with murder and attempted murder, and that the case is currently in court and that his next appearance is scheduled for May 9.
Community Policing Forum spokesman Charles George said the community was fed up with crime in the area.
“The community cannot handle the volumes and percentage of crimes that occur on a daily basis. However, we do not want the community to take justice into their own hands, but we also say that the police when summoned must do their job and enforce the law.
“With the police walking away, it now appears that they approved of the popular kind of justice. They could have called for backup if they felt threatened. In fact, there are many things that could have been done, but leaving the scene was not the right thing to do, ”he said.
George said these incidents will continue if police do not respond in time when called to the scene.
“Small pockets of these incidents are occurring. There were also two young men who were also captured during a raid a few weeks ago, and again the mafia justice was carried out where the man was hung by the neck but survived and the woman was repeatedly raped. “he added. he said.
He said that the police with other crime fighting bodies should fight crime by coordinating with the local community.
Sub-Council 5 Chairman Angus McKenzie said that while the circumstances leading to the incident were unclear, the lack of action by the police was of great concern.
“It is incidents like these that further separate service communities like SAPS, who are obliged to act immediately in situations like these to bring calm to the situation. It is quite clear that SAPS did not intend to deal with this effectively, ”he said.
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