Lockdown: SANDF members slammed, complaints to Military Ombudsman stream in

By: News24Wire    Updated 31 minutes ago

The Military Ombudsman Office has received complaints regarding the conduct of South African National Defence Force members for seemingly using a heavy-handed approach in enforcing the lockdown. Spokesperson for the office said these complaints were received via their social media account and they have since sent the complainants the correct forms to fill out. They had also received a request from the Democratic Alliance's Kobus Marais to investigate the actions by SANDF, which Marais said were "a gross violation of the military’s mandate and the Bill of Rights". Marais' complaint follows videos which have been circulating of SANDF members "abusing" people who allegedly contravened lockdown regulations. Some of the videos also purportedly show citizens forced to do sit-ups, squats and other forms of physical exercise. →