Emmanuel Mbense was allegedly tortured by law enforcement and private security officers and subsequently dumped in a dam.
This follows Witness D’s testimony at the Madlanga Commission, who has since been identified as Marius van der Merwe. He testified last month that an operation allegedly by Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officials, led to the murder of a shop owner and an alleged cover up of the act.
He told the commission that this was under the alleged guidance of now suspended Acting EMPD Chief, Julius Mkhwananzi. Four days after this testimony, the family of Mbense turned to AfriForum’s private prosecution unit for assistance. The unit, which is closely monitoring the matter, has asked Independent Police Investigative Directorate to urgently provide a response to the request for an update and an explanation for the delay in finalising the case.
–SABC–
