Mduduzi Manana: DA to request IPID investigation for possible collusion with SAPS commander
15 May 2018
The DA will write to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) to request that they investigate the Douglasdale South African Police Service (SAPS) station commander and his involvement in the Mduduzi Manana case.
In the voice clip that was recorded outside the Douglasdale police station and released in the media, Manana allegedly states: “so the commander is saying if we do that, the statement is convened and then we go sit down for negotiation.”
This implies that there might have been some form of collusion between Manana and the station commander to get the charges against him by his domestic worker, Ms Christine Wiro, allegedly pushing her down a flight of stairs and out of his house whilst verbally abusing her, dropped.
It is important that this be investigated as it is in no way acceptable that charges of gender-based violence be negotiated.