迷醉權力：南非國防軍因為一瓶啤酒將人“毆打致死”
Drunk on power: Alexandra man ‘beaten to death’ by SANDF over single beer
The community of Alexandra have been angered by the conduct of the military who are alleged to have beaten a man to death for having a single beer in his fridge at home.
2020-04-12
It has been reported that a man from Alexandra Township was allegedly beaten to death by South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers on Saturday 11 April.
The Alexandra resident, identified as Collins Khoza, was allegedly beaten for being in possession of a bottle of beer according to Newzroom Afrika, who spoke to his widow.
Beaten for a beer
According to the man’s wife, Nomsa Montshe, soldiers raided their home and after finding a single beer in the fridge, dragged him out into the street.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Montshe said that two SANDF soldiers entered her home while her husband was eating at the house next door with her sister and brother-in-law.
Montshe continued to relate her experience, saying that her husband and brother-in-law were questioned about possession of alcohol and both houses searched.
Khoza and his brother-in-law were then taken outside after SANDF found a single unopened beer on the premises. Montshe said the soldiers called for backup and a minibus full of SANDF members arrived soon after.
Montshe alleges that the soldiers opened the beer and then proceeded to pour its contents onto the two men before assaulting them.
Alexandra angered
Ward councillor for the area, Tefo Raphadu, also spoke to reporters about the incident which has angered the community.
“It is a very unfortunate incident that took place here,” Raphadu told Malungelo Booi of Newzroom Afrika.
“Yesterday, soldiers and JMPD [Johannesburg Metro Police Department] officers are the ones who perpetrated this gruesome beating that took place here.
“Unfortunately Mr Khoza passed away due to the beating that he got.
“As you can see the community here is reeling because of this action that took place here last night.”
Raphadu said the community are still trying to piece together exactly what happened in the lead-up to the fatal beating. He says that while this was the first instance of lethal force being used by the SANDF in their deployment in Alexandra, the community have complained that soldiers have stripped people of their dignity with their actions.
“Yes, it is the first incident where the military has been accused of perpetrating such a gruesome act, but we have seen the military and the police stripping the members of our community of their dignity. Frog-jumping them and making them to roll on the ground.
“This is very, very shocking to hear.”
Raphadu claims that soldiers assaulted Montshe herself as she tried to stop the beating of her husband. The ward councillor called for security forces to show restraint.
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