Two South African police
officers who were allegedly caught on video taking part in the beating and
stripping of an unarmed man on a Cape Town street have been arrested, the
police watchdog said on Saturday.The Independent Police Directorate said the
officers, aged 42 and 45 years old, would appear in court on Monday on charges
of assault.On Friday, video footage showing two armed uniformed policemen and
private guards punching and kicking a man on a Cape Town street went viral,
prompting public outrage.The man has been identified as Nigerian national
Clement Emekensha.“The arrest would not have happened without the vigilance of
the public,” said Moses Dlamini, the spokesman for the police watchdog.He said
other charges may be added.In the video, a security guard ripped the shirt-less
man’s trousers off and then a police officer repeatedly punched and kicked the
man in the groin. Another officer held the man by the neck.His underpants came
off as the beating continued, before he was loaded into a police car.Western
Cape police said the guards had not yet been arrested Two South African police
officers who were allegedly caught on video taking part in the beating and
stripping of an unarmed man on a Cape Town street have been arrested, the
police watchdog said on Saturday.The Independent Police Directorate said the
officers, aged 42 and 45 years old, would appear in court on Monday on charges
of assault.On Friday, video footage showing two armed uniformed policemen and
private guards punching and kicking a man on a Cape Town street went viral,
prompting public outrage.The man has been identified as Nigerian national
Clement Emekensha.“The arrest would not have happened without the vigilance of
the public,” said Moses Dlamini, the spokesman for the police watchdog.He said
other charges may be added.In the video, a security guard ripped the shirt-less
man’s trousers off and then a police officer repeatedly punched and kicked the
man in the groin. Another officer held the man by the neck.His underpants came
off as the beating continued, before he was loaded into a police car.Western
Cape police said the guards had not yet been arrested
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