Question NW1090 to the Minister of Police

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04 May 2022 - NW1090

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Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

whether, noting that it appears that there is still comprehensive policy governing the use of rubber bullets, despite the fact that the Independent Police Investigative Directorate has recorded 91 fatal crowd management incedents between 2012 and 2021, and that it is likely that the bulk of these deaths involved the use of rubber bullets, any progress has been made on the drafting of a comprehensive policy governing the use of rubber bullets; if no policy is in the pipeline, what is the reason for that; if so, what are the relevant details?

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