DURBAN police officers arrested for killing suspect in custody
Wednesday 14 March 2012 18:46
SABC
Three Durban police officers have been arrested for torturing and killing a suspect in police custody. The Independent Complaints Directorate arrested them at Durban's Central Police Station this afternoon.
The ICD has confirmed it is also investigating the deaths of 797 suspects countrywide in which policemen were implicated. The three policemen were taken to the Durban North Police Station, where they will be held.
They are suspected of allegedly beating a man to death at the KwaMashu Police Station last month. He was a suspect in a taxi hijacking. Two of the police officers are from the Greenwood Park Police Station, the other - from the Durban Central Police Station. They have been charged with murder.
ICD spokesperson, Moses Dlamini says: "The message is very clear. If they break the law we will arrest them and bring them before the courts."
The police officers are expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate Court tomorrow.
KwaZulu-Natal accounts for the bulk of the deaths the ICD is investigating, followed by Gauteng. Security experts say police should be taught restraint and self-control. www.sabc.co.za/.../news/main/tag?tag=Police
