Vurgee Tshabalala was allegedly sexually
assaulted by three men who had
offered him a lift from Soshanguve, South Africa to town last week. On their way, the men stopped the car, and forced him to take off his clothes. "They told me they wanted to see my private parts and then sexually assaulted me," said Tshabalala.
offered him a lift from Soshanguve, South Africa to town last week. On their way, the men stopped the car, and forced him to take off his clothes. "They told me they wanted to see my private parts and then sexually assaulted me," said Tshabalala.
The
gay man went to open a case with the police but instead the officers
burst into laughter and made fun of him. According to Pretoria North
Reckord, the police officers who treated Tshbalalala with scorn could
themselves face the law after he was advised to file a case with the
independent police investigative directorate.
The directorate investigates cases of misconduct against the police. Soshanguve police spokesperson, Lolo Mangena said:
"Legally that is discrimination. When you are treated unfairly in
certain areas of the law, that is discrimination. That is not how we operate as police. If you are treated unfairly or
differently from other people because of gender, sexual orientation,
religion, skin colour, political or intellectual ability, a complaint
can be laid against the police officers who assisted him. That is if he
can remember them, their names, or at least can identify them."
Mangena said Tshabalala’s ordeal at the police station was
tantamount to sexual assault. Mangena advised him to file a complaint
with the directorate.
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