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VIP unit case: Accused claim they pulled motorist over to check whether he was threat to 'main car'

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The VIP protection officers were captured on video dragging a man from a metallic blue VW and then kicking him as he lay on the ground in July 2023. (Screenshot)
The VIP protection officers were captured on video dragging a man from a metallic blue VW and then kicking him as he lay on the ground in July 2023. (Screenshot)

The eight presidential protection officers, who pulled over a vehicle and accosted the driver along the N1 highway in Johannesburg, claimed that they wanted to check whether the driver was a threat.

The VIP protection officers, who are linked to Deputy President Paul Mashatile's security detail, are on trial in the Randburg Magistrate's Court for assault, pointing of a firearm, and other charges.

The officers were captured on video dragging a man from a metallic blue VW, and then kicking him as he lay on the ground in July 2023.

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