Police arrested for murder after 'dragging' taxi driver
By Our Foreign Staff
The Times, 2nd March 2013
Eight police officers were accused of dragging a Mozambique taxi driver behind the back of a van, killing him as a result of head injures and internal bleeding. Footage of the incident spread quickly online all over YouTube and 'once again shining a spotlight on the country's much-maligned police force.'
Riah Phiyega, South Africa's police commissioner said, "any death is one too many, what is in this video is not how the SAPS (South African Police Service) in a democratic South Africa goes about its work."
The article then goes onto say "South Africa's police service is under intense pressure after a series of incidents which has tarnished its reputation."
"The service was also humiliated when it emerged that the officer investigating the murder case against Oscar Pistorius, himself faced charges of attempted murder for shooting at a taxi."
The article outlines how yet another story has come out about the police service and the problems arising in the police service. The Oscar Pistorius case has put South Africa on the front page of newspapers for around a week with the world watching their every move.
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