President of the South African Policing Union (Sapu) Mpho Kwinika was 'assaulted' by police officers at the weekend during an arrest on 'trumped up' charges.
“This assault lasted several hours and in this process they broke his arm, burst his eardrum and [he] has suspected broken ribs. In the ordeal, that lasted six hours before [he was charged], they refused him his right to inform his lawyers and family and also refused him medical treatment.”“This type of treatment on trade unions is what the Botha and Smuts regimes only reserved for its worst political opponents.
"Sunnyside police station has been transformed into Zimbabwe’s notorious Chikurubi prison where torture and beating of government political opponents has become a special skill and trade. “Saftu strongly condemns this barbarism by the police. The constitution places on their shoulders, the protection of the tenants of the constitution," the federation said.
The federation said it would write to President Cyril Ramaphosa to order an investigation into what happened.Responding to Sadtu's allegations on Monday night, Naidoo said:"Our police acted within the confines of the law. If anyone feels otherwise, they are welcome to open a case. When such a case is opened, we will bring it to the attention of the Ipid for investigation.
"When a police officer is effecting an arrest and there is resistance, they are within their rights to use minimum force to restrain a suspect."
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