A video of the VIP protection police assaulting a motorist and passengers on the N1 highway near Woodmead, north of Johannesburg has surfaced on social media.
More than six members of the VIP protection unit are seen assaulting a group of seemingly helpless men who were travelling in a VW polo on the highway.TimesLIVE has also established that the Volkswagen which the victims were travelling in belongs to a 31-year-old from Ladysmith.
A screenshot of the video of the members of the VIP protection assaulting motorists and passengers on the N1 highway.“After being made aware of the incident captured on a video clip that is doing the rounds on various media platforms, the SAPS management has begun tracing the victims to obtain statements from them, while an internal departmental investigation is under way,” she said.
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