Inge Lotz Murder: Police attempt to silence Pat
US forensics expert and a key player in the Fred van der Vyver trial, Pat Wertheim, was asked to deliver a paper titles “The Fred van der Vyver story” at a conference of the International Association for Identification on August 21, in Louisville, Kentucky. According to the associations website, the paper deals with how “evidence was fabricated to seal the fate of an innocent person”.
As you know Fred was not only declared ‘Not guilty’ but also ‘innocent’ by the judge who went on to say that the police investigation was “incompetent”, “unreliable” and “dishonest”.
Now the police are attempting stop prevent Pat from presenting his paper to the conference. This was confirmed by National police spokesman Director Sally de Beer who said that a senior officer in the police’s criminal records centre had written to the association to inform them that Fred had instituted a R46-million civil case against the ministry of safety and security. She went on to say that it had not been proven that any police official had fabricated any evidence.
I can see why the police would be embarrassed by the revelations of their incompetence and shoddy work at this conference, but they have no-one to blame but themselves. To date we have seen no fallout from this case, so one doesn’t have to wonder for very long why they wish to sweep this under the carpet!
Wertheim has often commented that he is surprised that the police have not acted in any way against the officers involved and that they should reimburse Fred and his family. His strongest opinion which is echoed by many people is that the police should at least re-open the investigation, which up until now they have not.
Everyone should be asking these kinds of questions and demanding not only answers but also action. If the courts found Fred not guilty, then the police have a duty to re-open the investigation - preferably with new investigators! Why has this not been done? Do they still believe that Fred is guilty - even after the court case?
Why has no action been taken against the original investigators who botched things up so much? During the trial we heard of the gross incompetence of some of these officers, yet there has been no follow-up from either the police themselves or from the Ministry of Safety and Security!
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July 23rd, 2008 at 11:02 pm
There is a new investigation by the police into the murder. Some articles appeared in the newspapers on 10 July basically stating that an investigation is led by Superintendent Piet Viljoen of the police’s Organised Crime Unit.
My information is also that there is a rift developing in the SAPS regarding this case. Too many policemen, not involved in the investigation of Fred, are fed up with what those guys have done.
The police have been painted with a broad brush of fraud and corruption allegations. Certain officers have indeed fabricated evidence to seal the fate of an innocent man. Others have committed perjury and others have attempted to obstruct the ends of justice.
Now I say let’s give Viljoen a chance. He is not the same man as Attie Trollip. Maybe he will lead a “reliable” investigation.
I am not surprised by the SAPS’ attempts at preventing a presentation on this case by Pat Wertheim and others to an international audience. No prizes for guessing who I think is behind the police’s attempts
This case is such a blatant attempt at a coverup… from the beginning.
JS you ask all the right questions: For example, why has no action been taken against the original investigators (Attie Trollip, Bruce Bartholomew etc) who botched things up so much?
I would go further: What about the Prosecuting Authority? Carine Teunissen has been accused of obstructing the ends of justice. The other prosecutor, Van der Vijver, also withheld relevant information from the court. Their actions mock the supposed ethical standards required of them.
July 29th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Die hele situasie rondom die moord en die beskuldiging van Fred en al die korrupsie en onregverdigheid wat daarmee saamgaan en als wat ek daaroor in die koerante lees, kry gedurig amper die oorhand oor my. Waar is die lig aan die einde van hierdie tonnel.
Ek lees in Jesaja 54:17 : Elke wapen wat teen jou gesmee word, sal niks uitrig nie; en elke tong wat teen jou opstaan in die gereg, sal jy weerlê. DIT IS DIE ERFDEEL VAN DIE KNEGTE VAN DIE HERE EN HULLE GEREGTIGHEID WAT UIT MY IS, SPREEK DIE HERE.
Daar moet dus mos voordeel wees daarin om ‘n kind van God te wees. Kan ons maar net aanhou bid dat die waarheid sal uitkom en mense se lewens sal verander.
July 29th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Mooi gestel Revvie.
August 3rd, 2008 at 6:40 pm
In SA is enige vorm van korrupsie nie meer vreemd nie. Ek is oortuig daarvan dat “iemand”, met redelike invloed, sy invloed ten sterkste aanwend om die waarheid te verdoesel. Hierdie aanmerking is nie verregaande nie… Kyk hoeveel bewys is daar dat dit die geval is.
1. Fred sukkel om paspoort te bekom vir die bywoning van die konferensie.
2. Fred kry dreigemente.
3. Minister ontken dat hy ‘n eis het agv ongeruimthede. Maak nie saak wat in die hof gestel was nie.
Net soos al die ander skelms in die huidige regering, sal hierdie waarheid uitkom. ‘n Mens kan nie al die vure gelyk doodtrap nie. Al wat ek kan se is dit en aan die VDV’s…. Moet nie gaan le nie, hou aan veg!! Geregtigheid het nog altyd geseevier.
August 5th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Heelwat meer bespreking hier:
http://www.clpex.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=756&start=225
Ook nou sprake van ‘n boek en selfs ‘n Film oor die moord!!
August 5th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Brolloks
Ek “watch” hom.
Die storie wat ek hoor is dat baie ander en ook nog “iemand” daardie website “watch”.
Die “watchers”.
Daar is ‘n skrywer of twee daar wat brokkies inligting pos spesiaal “for the watchers”.
Dis soos die ou moordraaisel in die koerant waar jy elke week ‘n nuwe leidraad kry. Dit hang net af hoeveel inligting hulle lus voel om vir die “watchers” deur te gee.
August 10th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Kyk bietjie hier. Ek weet nie op grond van wat die Minister die eis van Fred teenstaan nie. Nie na hierdie artikel nie.
http://www.news24.com/Rapport/Nuus/0,,752-795_2373045,00.html