The DA has called for Bheki Cele to be fired from his role as South Africa’s Minister of Police for his comment about one of the rape victims of the Krugersdorp West Village vicious attack incident which took place last week, 28 July.
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In an interview with eNCA on crime in SA with a focus on the Krugersdorp West Village attack, Cele said that the 19-year-old woman who was raped along with seven other women in that attack should consider herself “lucky” as she was only raped once, by one man.
“Lucky – if it is lucky – that [she] was raped by one man.”
Bheki Cele saying one 19 year old lady was lucky to be raped by just one thug / criminal. pic.twitter.com/Y0XrVdn2XJ
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The DA’s Nazley Sharif accused the minister of perpetuating rape culture and called on the ruling party to fire him, along with launching a petition.
“How is it possible that a so-called leader who is in such a position of power perpetuates rape culture and gets away with it? If the ANC cannot act accordingly and fails to remove minister Cele from his position, they have no place to ever speak on tackling gender-based violence and femicide,” said Sharif
65 have been arrested with 32 counts of rape being investigated in the West Village Film crew attack. The women were attacked while filming a music video. They were raped repeatedly at gunpoint and robbed of their possessions along with the other crew members.
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