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Six corrupt policemen arrested
Six police officers from Honeydew police station in Johannesburg's West Rand have been arrested for corruption related to a kidnapping investigation.
Police spokeswoman Superintendent Milica Bezuidenhout said a 27-year-old Malawian citizen was arrested in September for kidnapping a 29-year-old fellow Malawian.
The suspect was found in possession of blank affidavits and a police radio. He fully co-operated with the investigating officer and made a statement about possession of the goods which had been sold to him by police officers.
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Sarnia Observer - Sarnia,ON,Ca
16 May 2007
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Police complaints body to be f
People in Ontario who want to file a complaint against police will no longer have to go to the local chief to ask for an investigation.
The Ontario legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a law that creates an independent civilian body to oversee complaints against municipal and provincial police.
Mike Bradley, chairperson of the Sarnia Police Service Board, said many people feel intimidated by the current system where they have to go to the police force to register their grievance.
"We support it (the new legislation)," he said. "We don't fear it, it's good for the sake of the integrity of the process."
Bradley said the local department deals with 20 to 25 complaints a year.
Sarnia Police Chief Bill O'Brien said, "I can well understand how people would be concerned about coming into the very police service where they are going to lodge a complaint."
The law will take some decision-making "out of our hands. I think that could be good, too."
However, the chief added those lodging complaints will probably still have to deal with police at some point.
O'Brien said he could not comment further because he has not seen the legislation.
Attorney General Michael Bryant said the new system will give people a choice of going to the local police chief or registering their complaint with the new complaints commissioner.
An independent police review director will screen complaints from the public, toss out those without merit and decide how to handle the rest.
The director will have the power to involve the civilian body, refer the complaint to the police force involved or call in another police service to investigate.
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