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Police must act against lawlessness – ANC

Police must act against lawlessness – ANC

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER IN the face of video evidence of individuals discharging firearms during the funeral of one of its MPs, the ANC has called on the police to investigate the matter, which it acknowledged was unlawful. Individuals attending the funeral, in Soweto, of Kebby Maphatsoe, who was also a former deputy minister and chairperson of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association, discharged firearms, in violation of the law. On Sunday, as speakers paid tribute to Maphatsoe, intermittent gunfire could be heard outside the tent.  Jessie Duarte, the ANC deputy secretary-general, in response to a question during a media…
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Police in Bangladesh launch all-woman team to fight digital abuse

Police in Bangladesh launch all-woman team to fight digital abuse

NAIMUL KARIM BANGLADESHI police have launched an all-woman unit to tackle a rise in online abuse and harassment targeting women, the country's police chief said, as authorities seek to address growing public concern about gender-based violence. Police hope the unit will encourage more women to come forward to report digital abuse including so-called revenge porn, the hacking of their social media accounts and online threats from blackmailers. "We have different teams working with cyber crime in the police... but many (women) don't want to approach these areas, that's why we have created an all-woman team," said Benazir Ahmed, inspector general…
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Kenya police arrest prison warden over rape of patient in COVID-19 quarantine

Kenya police arrest prison warden over rape of patient in COVID-19 quarantine

KENYAN police arrested a prison warden accused of raping a female patient in a COVID-19 isolation facility he was meant to be guarding, a police report said on Friday. It was the latest in a string of incidents highlighting substandard conditions at some government-run coronavirus treatment centre in the East African country. The attack may add to fears overtreatment in government facilities that health experts have warned may deter Kenyans from coming forward to be tested for the new coronavirus. Earlier this year there were several breakouts from quarantine centre amid bitter complaints about inadequate food, water and hygiene from…
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