Police probe video of man locked in patrol van dog cage

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Free State has launched an investigation into a video showing a man locked in a dog cage at the back of a police patrol van.

In the video, the man can be seen cuffed inside the cage with a barking dog also in the cage.

According to Brigadier Motantsi Makhele the incident took place in 2019 but the video only surfaced this week.

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“The provincial commissioner took note of a video showing a man detained inside a dog cage on an open police patrol van. According to our information the incident dates back to 2019. It shows a man hunched over with his hands in cuffs inside a dog cage on top of an official police bakkie.

“Provincial commissioner Lt-Gen Baile Motswenyane regards this matter as very serious hence she instructed the district commissioner with immediate effect to begin a departmental investigation into this matter. For now we regard the matter as pending and will allow the legal route to unfold,” Makhele said.

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