Shops in Swaziland have
been ordered to stop displaying photos of alleged shoplifters because it
infringes their human rights.
It has become increasingly
common for supermarkets in the kingdom to display photographs on their walls or
on video screens. It is thought the practice has been going on for many years
and that shoplifting is increasing.
Superintendent Khulani
Mamba, Chief Police Information and Communications Officer, said there was no
law allowing shopowners to display the photos.
He warned shops not to keep
alleged shoplifters in their storerooms for a long time before calling the
police. ‘The same goes for those who make them pay double the price of the
stolen goods; it is illegal as they must just call the police,’ Mamba told
local media.
Human rights lawyer Mandla
Mkhwanazi said the treatment was degrading and inhumane. ‘This is violation of
human rights and degrading dignity of the individual,’ he said.
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