** *YCL welcomes ICD arrest Six Policeman for the murder of Andries Tatane* 17 April 2011
The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] welcomes the arrest last night of six policemen who were involved in the physical abuse and murder of service delivery protestor, Andries Tatane, based on the investigations by the Independent Complaints Directorate and the help of eyewitnesses. This swift arrest which was announced this morning by the head of the ICD and the appearance of the six in court tomorrow, 18 April 2011, shows the determination of the ICD to ensure that this case is ultimately resolved. The murder of Tatane has opened in the eyes of many South Africans the abuse of power and authority by the police, and a call for sober discussions on whether the ‘license to kill’ that has been the encouraged by seniors in our police system has not turned our police into a violent and trigger happy machinery. The YCL has in the past warned against ‘policy’ and remain unconvinced that rhetoric aimed at encouraging police to use brutal force especially against unarmed citizens remains an ideal towards fighting crime. As the YCL, we are also of the view that if legitimate demands, needs and interests of our people are met through quality service delivery, people like Tatane would not be in the streets and thus would not be shot dead. We will be monitoring this case with interest. Issued by YCL National Office For more information please contact Mafika Mndebele (YCL National Spokesperson) Cell: 073 574 5953 Website: www.ycl.org.za Email: [email protected] 3rd Floor, COSATU House, 1-5 Leyds Street, Braamfontein -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
