A SHOCKING incident of police brutality has been caught on camera.
A video showing Joburg Metro police officers kicking a handcuffed suspect who is lying on the ground has gone viral on social media.
The cops can be seen kicking the man on his head and all over his body.
Witnesses claimed he was arrested for a petty crime, but the police have not disclosed the nature of his offence.
The Joburg Metro police department condemned the officers’ actions.
JMPD spokesman Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said the department was shocked and disappointed by the actions of the officers.
Minaar said their internal affairs department was investigating the incident.
“We are still trying to establish what the suspect was arrested for as well as what happened that night,” he said.
However, many social media users seemed to think the man got what was coming to him.
- Jacqueline Barker wrote: “The police are also tired of crime and criminals. Too many officers have been murdered by thugs. Their lives are at risk every day.”
- Saneliso Simelane posted: “The very same man might be linked to a stolen car or gun.”
- Khathutshelo Rambuda wrote: “You people are only happy when police officers are killed. Let them use maximum force to get information out of criminals.”
