South Africa police brutality 932 people die in custody
South Africa police
brutality - 932 people die in custody Published: 2013 March 04 21:42:57 The
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) in South Africa has
revealed that 932 people died in police custody in the country between 2011 and
2012.KwaZulu-Natal had 268 deaths with Gauteng second at 217 deaths and Eastern
Cape had 120, according to the report.Meanwhile, eight police officers,
implicated in the death of an East Rand taxi driver, are expected to appear in
the Daveyton Magistrate's Court on Monday.The two warrant officers and six
constables face a murder charge following the death of Mido Macia while in
police custody.The officers allegedly tied 27-year-old Macia to the back of a
police van and dragged him along a street in Daveyton on Tuesday.Macia, a taxi
driver and Mozambican national, died at the local police station's cells
several hours later. His body was found by a police officer on Tuesday night.A
post mortem revealed he died of head and internal injuries.Ipid spokesman Moses
Dlamini said police reported that they had earlier found Macia wrongfully
parked on a road and ordered him to move.Macia's death caused a public outcry
against police brutality.The Dispatch Online reported that the Ipid was also
investigating the death of a policeman who died in police custody at the Barkly
East police station in January, a day after he was detained for allegedly being
drunk. - Sowetan –
