Cape Town – The eight police officers, who were accused of violently assaulting three individuals on the N1 highway in Johannesburg last month, have been granted bail of R10 000 each by the Randburg Magistrates Court.
These protectors were caught on camera assaulting then three.
The court has postponed the case to 27 September to allow for additional investigations to take place.
[BREAKING NEWS] Eight VIP protection officers who assaulted civilians on the N1 highway in Johannesburg granted R10 000 bail each.
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Meanwhile, Deputy President Paul Mashatile maintains that he was not present at the scene of the VIP unit highway assault.
He asserts that he became aware of the incident through social media, where he first saw the footage.
“Action must be taken. Immediately after this thing happened the Commissioner of Police said he’s intervening.
“I then issued a statement saying I’m happy the Commissioner is intervening to deal with the problem,” he said.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile insists he was not on the scene of the VIP unit highway assault. He says he first saw the incident on social media. Mashatile was speaking to JJ Tabane on Power To Truth. DStv403 #SouthAfricanMorning pic.twitter.com/IdeiMACZAt
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“Now that they’re in court, I don’t want to make many comments about that scene, except to say it is not true that I was there.
“In fact, if you look at the way we travel in a convoy, we actually don’t stop at all,” Mashatile said during an interview with eNCA.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
