Cape town police brutality
SAHRC wants briefing on claims of police brutality during Bonteheuwel protest
Officers have been accused of being needlessly heavy-handed during a protest by Bonteheuwel residents on Tuesday.
Jerusha Sukhdeo-Raath says she was threatened for filming armed police officers in the CBD today.
A video, which has gone viral, shows three policemen assaulting a 50-year-old woman in Kraaifontein.
Gerrit Januarie was one of two police officers caught on video beating a Nigerian man earlier this year.
One of the officers implicated in the assault of Clement Emekensha will be sentenced today.
Lunga Goodman Nono has been awarded R300k in damages in a case at the Cape Town Regional Court.
David Gunn and Gerrit Januarie are facing charges of assault.
The govt in Abuja has described an attack on one of its citizens in Cape Town as ‘merciless’.
The pair allegedly beat up a suspect involved in a robbery in the area.
A bar owner and his brother allegedly attacked Clement Emekensha with an axe before the police arrived.
A constable and an office cleaner are accused of severely injuring a suspected robber.
The IPID is investigating another case of police brutality in the Western Cape.
Nigerian national Clement Emekensha was allegedly assaulted before police got hold of him.
A video shows the officers stripping a man and beating him severely.
Two warrant officers were arrested for stripping and assaulting a Nigerian national last week.