SOWETAN | Delays in justice erode trust

Her mother, who is seeking justice, has accused the police watchdog, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate , of dragging its feet in investigating her daughter's killing and therefore ensuring that justice is served. We report today that it took Ipid 10 months after the incident to visit the family and request information crucial to their investigation.

We appreciate that it is not in anyone's interest that justice is rushed for the sake of speedily concluding cases, but neither should unnecessary delays be tolerated. Delays in investigating cases of misconduct by police not only impede the administration of justice but also erode the trust that ordinary people have in the system.

In Mashiri's case, it has given rise to a belief that the police officers who are meant to be held to account for her daughter's death are being protected and the case is being covered up. The station commander of Tsakane police station has, meanwhile, said the officers involved in the matter have been sanctioned after a guilty verdict internally. But he refused to reveal the full sanction other than their ban from driving police cars.

This does not inspire public confidence in the police's internal processes to hold their own to account.

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