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Attack exposes police brutality in post apartheid South Africa
A state television broadcast a videotape showing white police officers setting dogs on three black men and beating them. The incident, filmed two years earlier, sparked nationwide outrage, legal action, and calls for tougher measures to root out racism in the police. A bail hearing was set for November 17 after the six officers were charged with attempted murder. The incident underscores ongoing racial tensions in South Africa as police units remain largely white despite black predominance in the force.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
U.S
Abdul Minty
Department of Foreign Affairs
Pretoria
Sally de Beer
Jackie Selebi
Zizamele Cebekhulu
Police and Prisoners Civil Rights Union
Debekhulu
de Beer
Selebi
Independent Complaints Directorate
Gabriel Numane
Alexander
Pietersburg
Northern Province