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Delict [2022] ZAGPPHC 579

Baloyi v Minister of Police (20987/2017)

Baloyi v Minister of Police (20987/2017) [2022] ZAGPPHC 579 (30 March 2022)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
20987/2017
Judge
Phahlamohlaka

The court held that police acted unlawfully when they fired rubber bullets at a fleeing student during the 2015 Fees Must Fall protest, and found the Minister liable.

  • Unlawful Police Action
  • Negligence
  • Defence Of Necessity
  • Personal Injury
  • Liability For State Action
  • Unlawful-police-action
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