The University of the Free State is investigating alleged police brutality during the arrest of a student activist was allegedly roughed up for a peaceful protest at its Bloemfontein campus at the weekend
The University of the Free State's investigation into students disrupting the registration process on the Bloemfontein Campus last week is at an advanced stage.
Some students further claimed that there was police brutality during the arrest of a student activist who was allegedly roughed up during the protest at the weekend. Loader added that the students were in contravention of the interdict which left the university protection services with no alternative but to call the SAPS on campus and enforce the interdict.
"Funds are disbursed to universities in accordance with the registration data provided to the Nsfas for approved students. The question [of the non-registration of qualifying students] should be directed to the institution as Nsfas only processes student payments according to the registration data provided by the institutions," said Maseda.
He said as he was in the police van, he heard screams and saw students trying to pull the police away from a student."I saw someone who was pinned to the ground and dragged by the police while being assaulted. It was Mtshali, who was crying and saying that he could not breathe and that his arm was painful. They dragged him to the van while he was not resisting arrest."
"The background is that we as students wanted an extension of registration as not all students had received funding allocations from Nsfas. Some students are still waiting for appeal outcomes from other faculties," said April.
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