Image: Supplied by IPID
A police officer will be appearing in the Boksburg magistrate’s court on Thursday after allegedly assaulting a Pick n Pay manager in Reiger Park, Ekurhuleni, earlier this week.
On Thursday, Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) spokesperson Ndileka Cola said the directorate was investigating the incident.
“Ipid is investigating the incident which occurred at Reiger Park. It is alleged that the police [officer] assaulted the Pick n Pay manager,” she said.
“The police officer/suspect has since been arrested and will be making his first appearance this morning at Boksburg court for assault.
“The Ipid investigation continues.”
The incident was caught on closed-circuit television (CCTV) outside the shop premises. It is not yet known what sparked the cop’s ire.
The footage shows the manager walking casually outside the premises with what could be a phone to his ear. A SAPS member swiftly approaches from his left and delivers a sweeping slap to the man’s face before laying his arms around the manager’s neck.
WATCH @SAPoliceService members assault a man in Reiger Park last night. Cops cannot be a law unto themselves. This nonsense must be stopped.@IPID_ZA pic.twitter.com/QntdWuyn8E
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) October 14, 2020
