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A video circulating on social media shows two police officers, one wearing a sjambok against one man and the other slapping a second man earlier this week.
A screenshot of a police officer assaulting a man with a sjambok in Worcester: Image: SAPS
CAPE TOWN – The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls for the arrest of two Worcester officers who allegedly assaulted two men.
A video circulating on social media shows two police officers, one wearing a sjambok against one man and the other slapping a second man earlier this week.
The party said it was upset by the conduct of the two officers who assaulted the men for allegedly not wearing a mask.
DA shadow police minister Andrew Whitfield: “It is a terrible abuse of power by SAPS, which we have seen since the beginning of the shutdown and there has been an increase in this type of conduct by SAPS, which It is completely unacceptable. He wrote to the Commissioner of the National Police, General Khehla Sitole, asking for his urgent intervention to guarantee a speedy arrest.
He said that in October last year, he received a response to a parliamentary question about the use of sjamboks by SAPS members following reports from members of the public.
Whitfield said the Sjamboks were not part of the SAPS-issued team.
“When ordinary South Africans break the law, they are arrested. When members of the South African Police Service break the law, they must be arrested. We cannot allow SAPS to protect their own through a lengthy and protracted investigation. The evidence in the video is clear and the prosecutor demands action. “
Western Cape Police have indicated that they are investigating the matter and what had occurred before the recording began.
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