Cop arrested in new dragging case
March 14 2013 at 07:26pm
By SAPA
By SAPA
INLSA
A North West police
officer has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a court interpreter and
dragging him with a police vehicle. FILE PHOTO: SAM CLARK
Mafikeng - A North West police
officer has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a man in Setlopo Village,
Mafikeng, and dragging him with a police vehicle, the Independent Police
Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said on Thursday.
The 36-year-old sergeant based at the
Lomanyaneng police station was taken into custody while on duty on Wednesday,
Ipid spokesman Moses Dlamini said.
Dlamini said that on March 7 two police
officers were allegedly seen harassing a boy near the tuckshop in the area.
“After the police had finished talking
to the boy, the complainant called the boy to advise him about what to do
should he feel that he was treated badly by the police,” he said.
The man, a court interpreter at Molopo
Magistrate's Court, said the same police officers called him to the police
vehicle on the driver's side to confront him about what he said to the boy.
“The driver grabbed the complainant by
the neck and asked him if he knew what police were capable of these days. The
policeman allegedly drove off and dragged the complainant for about 100
metres,” said Dlamini.
The man suffered injuries to his feet
and was taken to a hospital by his neighbour.
The matter was reported to police on
Tuesday. It was later reported to Ipid.
The sergeant would appear in the
Mmabatho Magistrate's Court on Friday facing a charge of assault with intent to
do grievous bodily harm. - Sapa
