Who and what is AfriForum?

AfriForum is an Afrikaans civil rights organisation that protects the rights of minority groups at national as well as provincial level, and anyone who can identify with AfriForum’s principles and objectives may join the organisation. AfriForum’s community plan focuses on mobilising communities to thus take control of their own streets and neighbourhoods again. AfriForum ensures that your constitutional and civil rights are recognised and protected at national level.

Wie en wat is AfriForum?

AfriForum is ’n Afrikaanse burgerregteorganisasie wat die regte van minderheidsgroepe op sowel nasionale as provinsiale vlak beskerm, en enigiemand wat met AfriForum se beginsels en doelstellings kan identifiseer, mag by die organisasie aansluit. AfriForum se gemeenskapsplan fokus daarop om gemeenskappe te mobiliseer om só weer beheer terug te neem oor hul eie strate en woonbuurtes. AfriForum verseker dat jou grondwetlike én burgerregte op nasionale vlak erken en beskerm word.

Media statements | Private prosecution Media statements

Success: Police arrest suspect in assault case after Private Prosecution Unit intervenes

ByAfriForum 14/08/202003/11/2020

The accused that is suspected of the assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, kidnapping, intentional damage to property and extortion of Leonie Kambouris was yesterday arrested in Benoni.

This follows after AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit assisted Kambouris on 5 August in laying charges at the Benoni police station. The police refused to assist her in July this year even though she had already obtained a protection order against her husband in June 2020.

Adv. Phyllis Vorster, Prosecutor at AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, appeared on behalf of the complainant in the bail application of the accused. Although he was released on bail, the court set strict bail conditions including that the accused may not enter the premises of the common dwelling, possess his firearms, or have any direct or indirect contact with the complainant.

“We welcome the fact that the accused has finally been arrested. It however remains concerning that AfriForum first had to intervene in order to force the police to do their work to protect the victim against gender-based violence. We even had to register a complaint of poor service delivery as the police were very reluctant to help us lay charges. The Private Prosecution Unit will continue to monitor the case to ensure that justice is done,” says Andrew Leask, Head Investigator at AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit.

Link to previous media statement: https://afriforum.co.za/en/private-prosecution-unit-supports-abused-woman-in-laying-a-complaint-after-legal-system-fails-her/.