ActionSA is deeply concerned that Patricia Khoza – the woman who in January helped get an Undocumented National Tony Kadzadi arrested for hijacking a building in Germiston, Ekurhuleni – was irregularly asked to sign a protection order from Kadzadi late last night after battling to lay criminal charges against Kadzadi for assaulting her son.
After Khoza spent more than five hours at the Primrose Police Station in Germiston to open a case against Kadzadi for harassing her child – which police only allowed her to open after ActionSA intervened – the Primrose Police failed to investigate her matter but instead chose to quickly help Kadzadi by arriving at Khoza’s home in an unmarked vehicle with only one unidentifiable police officer close to midnight to ask her to sign a Protection Order which Kadzadi requested against her.
ActionSA believes the matter is a prime example of the complete breakdown in the rule of law at South African police stations which have been captured by criminal elements to protect those who have been found guilty of crime instead of the South African people. It is simply unacceptable that off the back of 16 days of activism against women and children, victims of abuse can be treated so poorly by South African Police.
As a councillor in the City of Ekurhuleni and an attorney, I have long worked with Khoza to help ensure that the undocumented national sees his day in court and that the matter not be bungled by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) or police.
The Kadzadi is facing serious charges of building hijacking in Ekurhuleni and has been in South Africa illegally for the past 10 years. Despite the serious charges he is facing and multiple attempts to intimidate Khoza, the case against him has been postponed in court 12 times for frivolous reasons.
ActionSA has long worked to ensure that he appears in court, having written to the Police, NPA and Minister of Home Affairs to ask that the matter be expedited. Despite our repeated attempts, our calls have fallen on deaf ears.
Furthermore, it has become apparent how dysfunctional the Primrose Police Station is and how it fails to protect the residents living in the community. The conduct found at the Primrose Police Station is a prime example of the breakdown of the rule of law found at police stations around the country.
ActionSA believes in the rule of law and we will continue to support Khoza to ensure that justice prevails. We will continue to work tirelessly towards ensuring that law and order are restored in our country and that victims of crime get the justice they deserve.
Germiston Primrose Police: Patrica Khoza Irregularly Asked to Sign Protection Order After Waiting 5 Hours to Open Case
ActionSA is deeply concerned that Patricia Khoza – the woman who in January helped get an Undocumented National Tony Kadzadi arrested for hijacking a building in Germiston, Ekurhuleni – was irregularly asked to sign a protection order from Kadzadi late last night after battling to lay criminal charges against Kadzadi for assaulting her son.
After Khoza spent more than five hours at the Primrose Police Station in Germiston to open a case against Kadzadi for harassing her child – which police only allowed her to open after ActionSA intervened – the Primrose Police failed to investigate her matter but instead chose to quickly help Kadzadi by arriving at Khoza’s home in an unmarked vehicle with only one unidentifiable police officer close to midnight to ask her to sign a Protection Order which Kadzadi requested against her.
ActionSA believes the matter is a prime example of the complete breakdown in the rule of law at South African police stations which have been captured by criminal elements to protect those who have been found guilty of crime instead of the South African people. It is simply unacceptable that off the back of 16 days of activism against women and children, victims of abuse can be treated so poorly by South African Police.
As a councillor in the City of Ekurhuleni and an attorney, I have long worked with Khoza to help ensure that the undocumented national sees his day in court and that the matter not be bungled by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) or police.
The Kadzadi is facing serious charges of building hijacking in Ekurhuleni and has been in South Africa illegally for the past 10 years. Despite the serious charges he is facing and multiple attempts to intimidate Khoza, the case against him has been postponed in court 12 times for frivolous reasons.
ActionSA has long worked to ensure that he appears in court, having written to the Police, NPA and Minister of Home Affairs to ask that the matter be expedited. Despite our repeated attempts, our calls have fallen on deaf ears.
Furthermore, it has become apparent how dysfunctional the Primrose Police Station is and how it fails to protect the residents living in the community. The conduct found at the Primrose Police Station is a prime example of the breakdown of the rule of law found at police stations around the country.
ActionSA believes in the rule of law and we will continue to support Khoza to ensure that justice prevails. We will continue to work tirelessly towards ensuring that law and order are restored in our country and that victims of crime get the justice they deserve.