Request for records containing information on the three gatherings in which the most arrests were made in South Africa over the period 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2014.
Copies of any and all records containing information on the three gatherings in which the most arrests were made in South Africa over the period 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2014, specifically containing, for each of those three gatherings, the following information:
a) the date, location and names of the groups that organised the gathering;
b) the number of members of the public estimated to have participated in the gathering;
c) the number of police deployed;
d) the number of special units, personnel and animals (dogs, horses) deployed;
e) the names and rank of field operational commanders, and the reporting structure with senior management for the gathering;
f) the kinds and number of equipment deployed (such as shields, bullet-proof vests, other protective gear, firearms, rubber bullets, live ammunition, gas canisters, grenades, handcuffs and water cannons);
g) The kinds and number of recording devices used;
h) The numbers of arrests and the charges filed, disaggregated by ethnicity, religion or other demographic categories;
i) The number of detainees:
* released within:
- 6 hours;
- 12 hours;
- 24 hours;
- 48 hours;
- 72 hours; and
* held for longer than 72 hours.
j) The number of people who were fined, and the amount of the fines;
k) Number and causes of all fatal and non-fatal injuries sustained by:
(i) police officers; and
(ii) members of the public;
l) The number of complaints against the police for misconduct related to these gatherings, specifically containing information on:
(i) the nature of the complaint;
(ii) and whether:
- initial disposal;
(iii) investigated;
(iv) substantiated; or
(v) sanctioned, including information on the type of sanction; and
m) all reports on these incidents.
Initial request communication
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Response received
Response date: 2015-10-06Response nature: Released in full
Received within statutory period: Yes