Security men ‘block cases against them’
What you need to know:
- The authority has reacted by seeking the assistance of the Witness Protection Agency (WPA) so that those who testify are safe.
- The authority said it was mandated to investigate deaths and serious injuries caused by police action.
A number of people who have reported cases against the police have allegedly been threatened by some of the officers being investigated.
An official privy to the operations of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority told the Nation that both senior and junior police officers were frustrating some of the cases.
The authority has reacted by seeking the assistance of the Witness Protection Agency (WPA) so that those who testify are safe.
On Friday last week, the authority signed an agreement with the WPA to facilitate the collaboration.
PROVIDE PROTECTION
The mandate of the agency is “to provide special protection on behalf of the State to persons in possession of important information and who are facing potential risk or intimidation due to their cooperation with prosecution and other law enforcement agencies,” says a statement released by the authority’s senior corporate communications officer, Mr Dennis Oketch.
The authority said it was mandated to investigate deaths and serious injuries caused by police action.
It also has powers to monitor, review and audit investigations by the Internal Affairs Unit of the police.
