VIP Protection Unit members identified following alleged highway assault

JOHANNESBURG - SAPS VIP protection unit officers involved in an incident on the N1 in Johannesburg have been identified.

They were caught on camera allegedly brutally assaulting members of the public.

Police have traced the victims and are in the process of obtaining their statements.

READ: Police probe alleged VIP Protection Unit assault

They say an internal departmental investigation is also underway.

Authorities say preliminary reports confirm the vehicles in the video belong to the SAPS.

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has condemned the act.

Police are probing an alleged assault on members of the public by SAPS VIP protection unit members. That brutal attack was caught on camera. #DStv403 #SouthAfricanMorning pic.twitter.com/hhvNKV0gTK

— eNCA (@eNCA) July 4, 2023