Family of Asawase alleged police murder victim demands independent probe

The family of a 34-year-old who died at Dagombaline in alleged police brutality has called on the Interior Minister to constitute an independent committee to investigate circumstances leading to the death of the young man.

The family insists the Interior Minister’s recent pronouncement on the incident was never a true reflection of the matter since an autopsy report has established the cause of death.

The Minister while briefing Parliament on the matter alluded to a police report which states that the deceased hit himself against a wall during the arrest by police officers who swooped the area.

“The family had heard whatever the Interior Minister said and we do not fault him.

“He based his comments on the report the police provided to him

“There is also an autopsy report that confirms and corroborates what the eyewitnesses are saying

We expected the Interior Minister to do his own investigation before making such comments.