 After hearing about this incident Johannesburg-based NGO the Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) documented the torture and set out the legal landscape in a detailed dossier which was submitted to the Priority Crimes Litigation Unit in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).The document maintained that because the evidence supported the conclusion that the torture was widespread and systematic it should be regarded as a crime against humanity.SALC requested that the South African prosecuting and police services initiate an investigation into the torture, and argued that South Africa's domestic and international obligations in respect of international crimes compelled the authorities to do so.