Südafrika: Aktivist stirbt nach Polizeigewalt
Matshobe war ein Community Aktivist in Sebokeng, einem Township ca. 60km südlich von Johannesburg. Nachdem er freigelassen wurde, nahm ihn die Polizei am Abend wieder fest. Am Donnerstag morgen wurde er tot auf einem offenen Feld gefunden. Patra Sindane von der Coalition against Water Privatisation erklärt dazu: "Solange eine Untersuchung nicht das Gegenteil beweist, beschuldigen wir die Polizei für den Tod unserer Genossen verantwortlich zu sein. Die Polizei zeigte keine Bedenken, auch scharfe Munition gegen die Proteste einzusetzen. Der Tod im Gefängnis bedeutet nur einen weiteren Schritt in die Richtung, die die Polizei im Umgang mit den Protesten in Sebokeng eingeschlagen hat."
Die sozialen Kämpfe und Proteste in Südafrika werden regelmäßig von massiver Polizeigewalt begleitet. Es ist zu hoffen, dass öffentlicher Druck entsteht, der zu einer Verurteilung der Polizisten führen wird. Anbei noch ein englischsprachiger Artikel aus dem Sowetan vom 8. Mai 08:
Activist bashed to death
08 May 2008
Len Kumalo
Residents claim cops are culprits
The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) is investigating a case in which a Sebokeng resident and community activist was allegedly beaten to death by police.
This follows accusations by the community that Jan Matshobe, 27, whose body was found on Thursday morning last week in an open veld in Zone 20, was allegedly beaten with golf clubs and batons by a number of police officers.
The incident followed a protest in the area where residents were demanding a response to a memorandum handed to the Emfuleni local municipality for better service delivery on March 10.
Matshobe was one of the activists who was very vocal against poor service delivery. One of the Tuesday’s march organisers, Patrick Sindane said Matshobe was assaulted in full view of fellow protesters.
Sindane alleged that Matshobe was arrested after the beating but was later released. He saw a doctor on Wednesday morning.
“He was rearrested in the evening and was last seen alive with the arresting officers. The same officers were the ones who discovered his lifeless body the following day,” said Sindane.
Several other residents who were also arrested claimed they witnessed the alleged beating.
Police spokesman Captain Keke Motsiri said they were probing a case of murder. He said the matter had been referred to the ICD directorate.
http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=762324
Die sozialen Kämpfe und Proteste in Südafrika werden regelmäßig von massiver Polizeigewalt begleitet. Es ist zu hoffen, dass öffentlicher Druck entsteht, der zu einer Verurteilung der Polizisten führen wird. Anbei noch ein englischsprachiger Artikel aus dem Sowetan vom 8. Mai 08:
Activist bashed to death
08 May 2008
Len Kumalo
Residents claim cops are culprits
The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) is investigating a case in which a Sebokeng resident and community activist was allegedly beaten to death by police.
This follows accusations by the community that Jan Matshobe, 27, whose body was found on Thursday morning last week in an open veld in Zone 20, was allegedly beaten with golf clubs and batons by a number of police officers.
The incident followed a protest in the area where residents were demanding a response to a memorandum handed to the Emfuleni local municipality for better service delivery on March 10.
Matshobe was one of the activists who was very vocal against poor service delivery. One of the Tuesday’s march organisers, Patrick Sindane said Matshobe was assaulted in full view of fellow protesters.
Sindane alleged that Matshobe was arrested after the beating but was later released. He saw a doctor on Wednesday morning.
“He was rearrested in the evening and was last seen alive with the arresting officers. The same officers were the ones who discovered his lifeless body the following day,” said Sindane.
Several other residents who were also arrested claimed they witnessed the alleged beating.
Police spokesman Captain Keke Motsiri said they were probing a case of murder. He said the matter had been referred to the ICD directorate.
http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=762324 
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