South
Africa has opened an investigation into the death of a taxi driver who was
filmed handcuffed to the back of a police van and dragged. The incident has
sparked outrage over police conduct.
The
Independent Police Investigative Directorate anounced on Thursday that it had
opened a murder investigation into the death of 27-year-old Mido Macia of
Mozambique.
"We
are investigating an incident involving the death of a man, allegedly at the
hands of the police," the directorate's spokesman said. "We are
shocked by the footage which has been released."
Video
footage taken on cellphones by bystanders Tuesday shows Macia struggling with
about half a dozen officers before being handcuffed to the back of a police van
and dragged to the station in Daveyton, east of Johannesburg.
Recorded by
onlookers
In the
video, a horrified crowd looks on at the dragging, with some people warning the
officers that they were being recorded.
Macia was
found dead at the Daveyton police station less than two hours and 25 minutes
after being taken into custody, according to local investigators. An autopsy
revealed the cause of death to be head injuries with internal bleeding.
The police
watchdog and witnesses said that two officers initially confronted Macia for
parking his Toyota Avanza taxi illegally. Macia was trying to get his driver's
license back from the police when an altercation occurred, according to
witnesses. About half a dozen officers quickly arrived at the scene, some
wearing stab vests and at least one brandishing a pistol.
Footage of
the incident spread quickly online, and Daveyton residents marched on the
police station Thursday after claiming to have been turned back by pepper spray
the day before.
'Horrific'
South
Africa's president condemned the killing.
"Members
of the South African police service are required to operate within the confines
of the law in executing their duties," President Jacob Zuma said in a
statement. "The visuals of the incident are horrific, disturbing and
unacceptable. No human should be treated in that manner."
Mozambique's
government also expressed outrage.
"It is
very said that a life was lost so stupidly," Foreign Affairs Minister
Oldemiro Baloi told reporters in Mozambique's capital, Maputo.
No officers
have been suspended yet, the department announced, but South African Police
Commissioner Riah Phiyega expressed "deep concern" over the case and
said it was being viewed "in a very serious light."
The
investigation into Macia's death is the latest controversy involving the South
African police, who have also been criticized for shooting dead 34 miners last
August and the handling of the Oscar Pistorius case.
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