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.
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CT officer allegedly threatens journalist for filming him
Jerusha Sukhdeo-Raath says she was threatened for filming armed police officers in the CBD today.
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Cop in police brutality video suspended
A video, which has gone viral, shows three policemen assaulting a 50-year-old woman in Kraaifontein.
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Police brutality accused escapes jail time
Gerrit Januarie was one of two police officers caught on video beating a Nigerian man earlier this year.
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Sentencing expected in CT police brutality case
One of the officers implicated in the assault of Clement Emekensha will be sentenced today.
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Blind busker wins R300k in court case
Lunga Goodman Nono has been awarded R300k in damages in a case at the Cape Town Regional Court.
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CT cops back in the dock for brutality
David Gunn and Gerrit Januarie are facing charges of assault.
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Nigeria condemns alleged police brutality
The govt in Abuja has described an attack on one of its citizens in Cape Town as ‘merciless’.
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Mossel Bay cop, man in court
The pair allegedly beat up a suspect involved in a robbery in the area.
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Police brutality: Other accused in court
A bar owner and his brother allegedly attacked Clement Emekensha with an axe before the police arrived.
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Cop faces attempted murder charge
A constable and an office cleaner are accused of severely injuring a suspected robber.
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Another man assaulted by WC police
The IPID is investigating another case of police brutality in the Western Cape.
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Police brutality victim was assaulted twice
Nigerian national Clement Emekensha was allegedly assaulted before police got hold of him.
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'Brutal' CT officers granted bail
A video shows the officers stripping a man and beating him severely.
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'Brutal' cops to appear in court
Two warrant officers were arrested for stripping and assaulting a Nigerian national last week.
