US Edition’Rot within police processes’: DA slams internal SAPS hearing cleared VIP officers in highway assault
- Eight VIP protection officers assigned to Deputy President Paul Mashatile were cleared by SAPS of all 12 charges related to an incident in July 2023, in which they were recorded attacking individuals near Olivedale on the N1 highway.
- The acquittal followed an internal SAPS disciplinary hearing despite video evidence showing the officers attacking occupants of a VW Polo and brandishing firearms during the incident.
- DA Chairperson Ian Cameron condemned the decision as a miscarriage of justice that insults victims and erodes public trust, while the case remains set to continue in court on June 10, 2025.
- Cameron criticized the ruling for allowing misconduct by officers to go unpunished, suggesting it hides police abuse from public scrutiny and called for urgent legislative changes and stronger oversight measures.
- The outcome has sparked national outrage and critiques of SAPS’s internal disciplinary process as inadequate, with victims' legal representatives pursuing further criminal and civil actions.
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Mashatile’s VIP protection officers acquitted by Police, sparking outrage - defenceWeb
Eight members of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP Protection Unit, who were filmed assaulting civilians on Johannesburg’s N1 highway in July 2023, have been acquitted by the South African Police Service (SAPS) following an internal disciplinary process. The officers – Shadrack Kojoana, Johannes Mampuru, Posmo Mofokeng, Harmans Ramokhonami, Phineas Boshielo, Churchill Mkhize, Lesiba Ramabu, and Moses Fhatuwani – remain out on R10 000 bail ea…
Police committee slams SAPS disciplinary as Mashatile's protectors walk free
Police committee slams SAPS disciplinary as Mashatile's protectors walk free Sandile Zikhali Wed, 05/07/2025 - 19:50 CAPE TOWN - Parliament's Police Portfolio Committee has described the exoneration of eight SAPS VIP Protection Unit officers as shameful.An internal investigation cleared all the officers of any wrongdoing.READ: Blue Light Bullies | Magistrate to rule if video will be admitted as evidenceThey were filmed assaulting civilians on t…
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