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VIP protection unit officers appear masked in court, formally charged

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Court proceedings can be broadcast, magistrate rules.

Another reason raised by the defence was that showing the men’s faces may result in them being recognised.

Mkhabisi ruled the officers could keep their face masks on during proceedings and barred the media from filming her.An investigation was opened after a video depicting a vicious attack went viral on social media. It showed officers assaulting three unarmed men who were in a VW Polo, en route from Johannesburg to Pretoria.

 

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