30th November 2011

Over R30m in police law suits

Gauteng police are facing more than R30 million in lawsuits for police brutality, wrongful arrest and negligence.

In six separate cases, the SAPS and Joburg metro police department (JMPD) stand accused of negligently shooting a minor in the eye, beating to death a person in custody, paralysing two motorists, and manhandling a woman and raping another at a police station.

And, in some of the cases, the only punishment the offending officers received was anger management classes.