Policewoman filmed assaulting man
2014-01-16 12:36
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Pretoria - A
police constable faces possible suspension after a video clip of her allegedly
kicking and poking a suspect with an iron rod was posted on YouTube.
Beeld reported
on Thursday that the constable, based at Hercules police office in Pretoria,
was seen interrogating two suspect in police cells, asking about a firearm that
had been reported missing. She is then seen kicking one of them twice. A second
police officer watches the interrogation.
Another suspect in the police cells made a
recording of the incident and posted it on YouTube.
Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant
Colonel Katlego Mogale told Beeld that the footage had been studied, and it
shows the constable is clearly guilty of misconduct in terms of the police’s
disciplinary regulations.
According to Mogale, the suspects had been
arrested in connection with an armed robbery. They will appear in court again
on 26 January.
The policewoman was advised not to comment.
