South Africans are still reeling in shock after a video of the assault of three men by a VIP protection unit on the N1 in Fourways, Johannesburg, over the weekend, went viral. Images: Twitter
The office of Deputy President Paul Mashatile has confirmed that the VIP officers caught on camera assaulting a motorist on the N1 highway belong to his protection unit. The heavily armed police officers were captured on video viciously assaulting the three occupants of a VW Polo.Initially, the office of the deputy president denied the allegation, according to“All we know is what we have seen from the video. We do not know those people and the Saps is usually responsible for deploying the deputy president’s protection,” said Mashatile’s spokesperson Vukani Mde.
“VIP protection services move around. They may have been assigned to the deputy president, or the president or any other political principal. However, in a sudden U-turn, Mashatile’s office confirmed that the VIP protection members involved in the incident are indeed assigned to him.
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