The officers who are all part of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP protection unit, can be seen in a video - that went viral last week - assaulting three civilians on the N1 highway in Fourways.
JOHANNESBURG - The eight police officers caught on video assaulting three civilians on a highway in Johannesburg have been suspended.
Shocking footage of the attack went viral last week, showing the armed members of the unit violently assaulting the men on the N1 highway.In the video, one of the officers can be seen dragging one of the victims to the edge of the highway before punching and kicking him on the ground.“All eight police officers that were involved in the N1 assault have been suspended in terms of the South African Police Service [Saps] disciplinary regulations.
He also said it was compounded by the fact that his employer, the South African National Defence Force , didn’t provide him with counselling and barred him from speaking to the media.
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