Black South African Police Assault Woman with
American Accent
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Cops
assault woman for 'faking’ citizenship
A woman was punched in the face by an officer despite trying to convince
her she was South African.
JOHANNESBURG – Alexandra police are investigating a case in which a
South African-born woman who grew up in the US claims she was assaulted and
falsely accused of ‘faking her citizenship’.
RikkyMinyuku said she was pulled out of a taxi in Alexandra during a road block last week and was taken into custody based on her American accent, despite providing a valid identity book.
RikkyMinyuku said she was pulled out of a taxi in Alexandra during a road block last week and was taken into custody based on her American accent, despite providing a valid identity book.
Minyuku, who is pregnant, said she was punched in the face by an officer
in Alexandra despite trying to convince her she was South African.
The officer, who gave her a false name when she asked to report the matter, has not yet been identified in an identity parade.
Minyuku insisted she would not let the matter go.
“I was removed from a taxi by an officer who felt I was not competent enough in a South African language and then I was detained for an hour.”
The officer, who gave her a false name when she asked to report the matter, has not yet been identified in an identity parade.
Minyuku insisted she would not let the matter go.
“I was removed from a taxi by an officer who felt I was not competent enough in a South African language and then I was detained for an hour.”
She said after she threatened to follow the matter up with national and
provincial police commissioners the officer handed back her ID book and
released her.
(Edited by Refilwe Pitjeng)
