S. African dragging death police suspended
- Published: 1 Mar 2013 at 15.49
- Online news: World
South Africa's police commissioner on Friday suspended eight police officers accused of dragging an immigrant taxi driver behind their patrol car and killing him, prompting an international outcry.
An image from an amateur video shows a Mozambican taxi driver handcuffed to the back of a police van in Daveyton on Thursday.
Commissioner Riah Phiyega said that the eight officers had been disarmed and suspended for "callous and unacceptable behaviour" and the station commander had been removed from his post pending investigation.
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