Pastor Falsely Arrested
Police ordered to pay out 'drunk' pastor
2012-05-11 08:29
Pretoria - The High Court in Pretoria has
ordered that police pay a pastor R70 000 for wrongfully arresting him for
drunken driving, The Star reported on Friday.
Simon Makoetlane was pulled over late at
night in Worcester in November 2007 and arrested for driving under the
influence.
He spent five hours in a police cell, even
though the Zion Christian Church pastor neither drinks nor smokes.
The charges were dropped about six months
later, after a blood test taken on the night of the arrest proved he had no
alcohol in his system.
- SAPA
