KZN top cop demands answers after viral video depicts officers assaulting civilian in Tongaat
According to reports, the officers are seen attacking the victim in what looks like an unprovoked act.
The Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News
DURBAN - The Kwazulu-Natal police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is demanding answers after a viral video footage on social media shows police officers assaulting a person during an operation in Tongaat.
According to reports, the officers are seen attacking the victim in what looks like an unprovoked act.
In the footage, one officer is recorded continuing to kick the suspect while he's already on the floor.
Mkhwanazi said the incident would be investigated, adding that if the cops are found to have acted outside the South African Police Service (SAPS) code of conduct, they would be prosecuted.
The Kwazulu-Natal top cop reminded police officers to be mindful of their duty code of conduct, adding that they must always strive to act within the parameters of the law.
"Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has ordered a probe into an irresponsible and unprofessional conduct by police officers who were caught by a CCTV camera assaulting a person during an operation in Tongaat on Friday night,” Kwazulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda said.
“Provincial commissioner Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi demanded a detailed report on what led to the attack on the man and ordered for corrective steps to be taken against those officers."