Tag: unlawful arrest

Arresting story: Roadblocks and shortage of RDP housing

by GilesFiles | Jun 22, 2017 | AE - Leon Louw, Dignity equality freedom, Insights, Thought Leaders | 0 |

Leon Louw had an remarkable experience when he was unlawfully arrested at an illegal roadblock for questioning its legality and not for breaking any law. He points out that recently the Western Cape police boasted about...

Stolen identity: Damages for unlawful arrest and detention

by GilesFiles | Jun 13, 2016 | 2016, Damages, Miscellaneous | 0 |

The High Court awarded damages of R300,000 against the Minister of Police because it had been assumed that a citizen had acted fraudulently. But in a sense her identity had been ‘stolen’ and another person living in a different...