SAHRC heading to court over Khayelitsha man's eviction
Updated | By Jacaranda fm
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will approach the Equality Court over the incident where a Khayelitsha man was dragged out of his shack without being given an opportunity to put on clothes.
Bulelani Qholani was bathing when the police knocked on his door on Wednesday.
READ: Law enforcement officers suspended over eviction of Khayelitsha man
"It is a horrific incident, and I can't believe any human being can do that to another, his whole human dignity has been destroyed," says SAHRC commissioner Chris Nissen.
The City of Cape Town has suspended four officers pending its own investigation.
"We will investigate it and take it to the Equality Court. The victim, Mr. Qholani, intends on opening a criminal charge later today," adds Nissen.
He says the city acted unlawfully by evicting the community and will demand that they stop or face the Equality Court.
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