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TimesLIVE reports that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) members who were allegedly involved in the death of Collins Khosa from Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, have been suspended.
SANDF spokesperson Col Ronald Maseko confirmed on Monday morning that the four members were suspended on 15 May, pending the outcome of an investigation. Khosa, 40, died on 10 April, allegedly after an altercation with soldiers and Johannesburg metro police officers over violations of Covid-19 lockdown regulations. In a high court application, his family sought a number of orders, one of which was that the SANDF, police or JMPD management should render off duty and disarm all members who were present at, or adjacent to, Khosa's house on 10 April, pending the outcome of any investigation or disciplinary procedures. Two weeks ago, the High Court in Pretoria declared that all people in SA were entitled to a number of rights which could not be suspended, even during the Covid-19 state of disaster. These included the right to life, the right not to be tortured in any way and the right not to be treated or punished in an inhumane and cruel way.
- Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Iavan Pijoos at TimesLIVE
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