IPID investigate a case of assault after police officers seen assaulting a civilian in Western Cape

IPID is investigating a case of assault after seeing a video that was circulating on social media where police were assaulting a civilian in Fishhoek in the Western Cape.

Preliminary findings reveal that the two policemen in the video are from Fish Hoek SAPS and had responded to a complaint in the area about a missing individual.

While criminal investigations into the conduct of SAPS members fall within the ambit of the IPID, the SAPS internal investigation will focus on whether the members had flouted any disciplinary prescripts that relate to the conduct of police members.

It is also worth noting that one of the police officials captured in the video has opened a case of assault against a police official at the Fish Hoek police station against the man in the video.

The man in the video has been sent to a medical facility for treatment and he too opened an assault GBH case against the police officials. The docket will be referred to the IPID.

The SAPS management would urge that space be given for investigations into the incident to unfold. Once the internal probe is finalised the outcome will be made known.

This video showing 2 SAPS members from Fish Hoek, Cape Town, assaulting an unarmed (and seemingly harmless) man, went viral over the weekend. What could possibly justify this herendous behavior by the police? IPID has confirmed that it's investigating the matter. pic.twitter.com/cNqWykpSnv

— Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) August 15, 2022

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