The Policemen who killed a taxi driver after tying him to the back of a van and dragging him on the road, have been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment each.
The 8 policemen appearing in court
A South African court on Wednesday, November 11, sentenced 8 former police officers to 15 years each for killing a Mozambican taxi driver.
27-year-old Mido Macia was killed in February 2013 when the officers aged between handcuffed him to the back of a police van, dragged him on the ground and further assaulted him in a cell.
Macia died from head injuries and internal bleeding caused by being dragged through the streets of Johannesburg in full view of witnesses.
Photo Macia being dragged on the road