Action Society slams delay in Mashatile VIP Protection assault case as an ‘evasion of justice’
The case involving Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP protection unit has been postponed yet again — after the presiding magistrate fell ill. On Thursday, the Randburg Magistrates’ Court was expected to deliver judgment on a Section 174 application brought by eight police officers accused of assaulting the occupants of a VW Polo in July 2023. The officers, who served in Mashatile’s protection detail, are seeking to have the case dismissed, […]
