Police Minister Beki Sele caused an uproar when he said a 19-year-old girl was lucky to be raped by a man.
Cell, in an eNCA interview, on the development of the rape case in Krugersdorp, where eight women were gang-raped last Thursday. One woman was raped by 10 different men, another by 8, another by 6, another by 6, 4, and 3. “Lucky 19-year-old man.
Sele must go His Democratic Alliance (DA) demands that Sele be removed from office, citing incompetence as Minister of Police.
How can someone with attitudes perpetuating a culture of rape in an already violent society be the leader of the SAPS? Deputy Minister for Persons with Disabilities – Nazri Sharif said. South Africa has a prevalence of 4,444 rapes, and the latest crime statistics show that rape cases have increased by 13.7% to 10,818, up from 9,518 last year.
With this as the final straw, the Communist Party launched a petition calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove the “unconscious and irresponsible misogynist” Sele.
“People are fed up with Sele. He has failed to address the rise in criminal violence and has failed to bring justice to victims of gender-based violence.”