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Johannesburg - On Wednesday (March 16), Wheels24 reported on a video showing an altercation between a driver the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer at the entrance to the Mall of Africa in Midrand, outside Pretoria.
Facebook user, Carmen Bell, filmed the altercation involving several officers and a motorist on Tuesday (March 15). Bell said: "From the video you see how they physically assaulted this person after he refused to be arrested for not having number plates."
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JMPD spokesman Wayne Minnaar said: "An investigation is underway by JMPD Internal Affairs Unit with regards to the video. A statement is needed from the motorist who is involved in the squabble."
Since then, driver Raymond van der Merwe has come forward and his attorneys are liaising with the JMPD regarding the incident.
