"The complaint alleges that the minor was walking alone when SAPS officials requested that the complainant produce 'documents'," it said. "The complainant allegedly advised the officials that she was a South African minor and therefore did not need to carry a birth certificate. "The officials detained her under the assumption that she was a foreign national, though she advised them to the contrary" The SAHRC said it had previously raised concerns about the arbitrary detention of people on the assumption that they were undocumented foreign nationals. The investigation is ongoing.

Source: TimesLIVE