A person in a building near where the assault took place recorded Nigerian national Clement Emekensha being assaulted in a central Cape Town street on Thursday, on their cellphone.
The video shows two police officers handcuffing Emekensha, watched by two men wearing neon-yellow city safety unit vests.
One of the officers is seen removing Emekensha’s pants, leaving him exposed in the road. The footage shows the man being punched and kicked in the groin, while his arms are held at his sides.
The shocked voices of others in the building can be heard on the video.
One, a woman, opens a window and shouts: “Police brutality! That’s not how you treat a person. Why are you kicking him? Why are you kicking him?”
One of the officers is seen wagging his hand at her, before walking towards the building.
Kinana said police management had watched the footage, and confirmed the police officers were from Cape Town Central police station.
“Their conduct is not in line with the SAPS code of conduct… We as the SAPS in the province condemn the behaviour witnessed in the video in (the) strongest terms.
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