Ward 6 councillor Tammy Colley writes:
The Democratic Alliance in iLembe is outraged by a video making the rounds on social media which shows a child being manhandled by KwaDukuza Municipality ‘peace officers’ and at one point being forcibly removed from his father.
No matter what the context or what led up to this situation, it is simply unacceptable for municipal officers to behave in this matter.
The DA will be writing to the municipal manager and calling for the immediate suspension of these officers pending the outcome of an investigation.
We will not tolerate bullies like this roaming our streets.
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In addition, it is our belief that the council should sit as a matter of urgency and deliberate on this matter, due to the serious nature of this incident, and the now national attention it has garnered.
A national state of disaster does not mean that the rights of citizens and especially vulnerable groups such as children are ignored and abused as we have seen in this incident.
This thuggish behaviour is unacceptable and has absolutely no place whatsoever in a democracy.
It is sadly however becoming more and more common as unreasonable lockdown restrictions persist which leaves citizens at the mercy of law enforcement officials.
The DA will not rest until we get to the bottom of this issue.
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