METRO Police has refuted allegations of brutality levelled against its members following an incident at Effingham Secondary School.
This comes after videos, widely circulated on social media, show learners being arrested and allegedly manhandled by security officials.
Metro Police spokesperson, Senior Superintendent Parboo Sewpersad, said personnel responded to a panic call at the school that learners were fighting.
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“SAPS, Metro and private security personnel were called out to attend. One security member tried to forcibly arrest one of the learners and one of the metro police members intervened to separate the two,” he said.
In one of the most shared videos, a member of the public, in a reflective vest, points a gun in the face of one of the learners.
“We can confirm that the person seen in the video holding and pointing a firearm is not from Metro Police. The rifle in the video is an AR with a red sight. Metro Police do not issue such rifles. The reflective jacket worn by the person is also not that of Metro Police,” he said.
