Cape Town – Members of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s extortion item person been confirmed to beryllium progressive Successful the battle of 3 individuals connected the N1 successful Fourways, Johannesburg according to his office.

The officers were caught connected camera attacking the civilians.

Mashatile’s bureau confirmed connected Tuesday that the VIP Protection Unit officers progressive successful the N1 battle enactment with him.

These are seemingly VIP extortion cops…happened successful JHB. pic.twitter.com/fgSNNpyK7s

— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) July 3, 2023

“The lawman president has go alert of an unfortunate incidental involving members of the South African Service (SAPS) who are attached to his extortion item and civilians, which occurred successful Johannesburg implicit the weekend.

“The lawman president abhors immoderate unnecessary usage of force, peculiarly against unarmed civilians. The National Commissioner of the SAPS General Masemola has promised a thorough probe of the incidental and articulated the behaviour of constabulary officers precise well.

“… The lawman president appeals to the nationalist to let the SAPS the indispensable abstraction to cpmplete its probe into the incidental and instrumentality immoderate corrective enactment is deemed necessary. The lawman president has afloat assurance successful the SAPS nether the enactment of Minister Bheki Cele and the bid of General Masemola to bash the close happening in. this regard,” Mashatile’s bureau said successful a statement.

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The spokesperson for Deputy President Paul Mashatile confirms it was the DP’s information item that was progressive successful the play battle of the motorists.

‘The DP abhors immoderate unnecessary usage of force, peculiarly against unarmed civilians’#sabcnews pic.twitter.com/R0LNH9Cyez

— Chriselda Zozi Lewis (Babes Wendaba) (@Chriseldalewis) July 4, 2023

A video, which went viral connected societal media, showed a radical of equipped men who were travelling successful a convoy, assaulting the occupants of a bluish Polo.

The officers past instrumentality to their vehicles and thrust away, leaving the operator motionless connected the ground.

A pistillate filming the incidental expresses interest for the victims’ safety.

The Democratic Alliance MP Andrew Whitfield has vowed to guarantee the officers liable are brought to justice.

“I volition bash everything successful my powerfulness to guarantee that these Blue Light Bullies are brought to book. I person already engaged the Executive Director of IPID and volition beryllium demanding that Minister Cele guarantee SAPS apprehension these thugs wrong 24 hours,” Whitfield tweeted.

Police National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola condemned the officers’ behaviour, emphasising that instrumentality enforcement should support citizens’ rights and workout their powers responsibly.

“Members of the SAPS are meant to uphold and support the cardinal rights of each idiosyncratic and workout the powers conferred upon them successful a liable and controlled manner, ” Masemopla said.

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Compiled by Betha Madhomu