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Minister of Police v Ewels Case Summary by Ofilwe Seleka is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document summarizes a court case from 1975 regarding whether the Minister of Police could be held liable for damages from the assault of a citizen by a police sergeant in a police station where other policemen were present but did not intervene. The appellant argued there was no legal duty for the policemen to intervene in the assault by another policeman not on duty. The court confirmed the earlier decision that the duty of the policemen to assist the citizen was a legal duty, and as their failure occu
- Author
- Ofilwe Seleka
- Language
- EN