Maimane calls for arrest of Newlands East rape suspect
Build One SA leader Mmusi Maimane has called for an arrest in a child sexual assault case in Newlands East.
"I want to commit here: If the police are not willing to conduct a private investigation, we will conduct one, find the finances for it, find the [suspect], and bring him to justice."
Residents in the suburb north of Durban are in uproar over the rape of the 1-year-old, alleged to have happened while she was creche.
READ: Child allegedly sexually assaulted at Newlands East creche
Maimane joined a protest outside the police station on Thursday and handed over a memorandum to a representative there.
"What we are here to call for is an investigation into this issue of this child who was raped at a nursery school. We send our kids there not to be raped, and furthermore, we presented a memorandum to say how do we capacitate police.
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"I have demanded contact with the investigating officer and we will be partnering with the community to make sure that if we need a private investigator we can move from there."
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