Municipal Police

Explanation
The Municipal Police force was created to defend black local authorities in townships across the country and to bolster the security forces' efforts to deal with the climate of 'ungovernability' that had gripped the country in the mid-1980s. Approximately 14 000 Municipal Police officers were recruited, trained and deployed in urban and rural towns across the country where unrest was strongest. They rapidly became associated with violations both on and off duty. Between April 1988 and August 1987, Municipal Police members had been charged with crimes including murder, robbery, assault, theft and rape. Known also as 'greenflies', 'greenbeans' or ' amaTshaka ', the Municipal Police were attached to the local authorities, initially falling under the Department of Constitutional Development. In 1989 they were incorporated into the SAP.

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, Alexandra (29 October 1996)

... was fired at the people singing at the Duradingwe yard. During the early hours of the day of the funeral Jess Stores was attacked and set alight. Municipal police officers were attacked. This was the beginning of what was later to be known as the Alex six day war. This was characterised by ...

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Amnesty Hearing, Johannesburg, Day 3 (28 June 2000)

CHAIRPERSON: The bombing of Zola municipal offices, the ambush of the police at Meadowlands and the ambush of a police vehicle at Mdeni as summarised on page 1?

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Amnesty Hearing, Johannesburg, Day 2 (25 November 1999)

MS CAMBANIS: And largely it was for the incident at the police station, the municipal offices and for possession of arms and ammunition?

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Human Rights Violation Hearing, Beaufort West, Day 1 (12 August 1996)

In February 1987 six "Green Flies" - that is municipal police - were recruited from Victoria West and began living in the Coloured township of Rustdene. They patrolled KwaMandlekosi, which was the township in Beaufort West, day and night.

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Decision (21 August 1998)

in as far as the said contravention's relate to the explosion at or near the Municipal Police Offices at Wesselsbron on the 26 march 1994 and the illegal possession of explosives in connection therewith.

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Decision (02 July 1998)

i) Robbery with aggravating circumstances at the Municipal Police Station, Heilbron.

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Decision (21 August 1998)

inasfar as the said contravention's relates to the explosion at or near the Municipal Police Offices at Wesselsbron on the 26th march 1994 and the illegal possession of explosives in connection therewith.

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