Thabo Rametsi is seeking justice after he was allegedly beaten by a group of Community Policing Forum (CPF) members over the festive season.
He recounted his ordeal on how he was kicked and punched when trying to defend his friend Miahs Moloto.
During this time, Thabo was with his girlfriend, Bokang Phelane.
He had just collected clothes for a fashion photo shoot when six men approached Moloto.
Ordeal
“Out of nowhere six guys came out and grabbed him [Moloto] by his arms and started going through his pockets. I thought he was getting robbed and as I went to stop these guys, some tall guy comes and shows me a police badge – but they are all dressed in civilian clothes,” said Thabo.
“So I’m like ‘I don’t care what you guys are doing, you can’t hold and treat him like that because you haven’t explained anything to him’. As I do that he tells me that I’m disrespectful.
“Out of nowhere a bunch of people just grabbed my arms and they were wearing orange and blue uniform with the police emblem on them.