'Cops assaulted me and
won't let me lay a charge'
A LIMPOPO man,who was
allegedly assaulted by three police officers, has accused them of refusing to
let him lay criminal charges.
Piet Mashiane, 30, of Moletji, GaSechaba, was allegedly assaulted on
Akganang Road three months ago after the police accused him of failing to stop
at an intersection. He said when they stopped him they dragged him out, beat
him to a pulp. When he started bleeding they trained their guns on him.
Mashiane said the cops refused to take him to hospital. An ambulance
took him to hospital eight hours later.
"The traffic fine they gave me was cancelled, I don't know
why."
After receiving medical attention Mashiane said he went back to the
police station to open a case, but the officers on duty threatened to lock him
up, saying they could not open a case against fellow officers.
