WATCH: Metro cop throws disabled man out of his wheelchair
The Mayor of Cape Town has apologised in a statement.
A disturbing video of what seems to be an argument between a man in a wheelchair and a police officer has surfaced on social media, causing outrage.
The video shows two Metro Police Officers and a disabled man who is thrown out of his wheelchair by one of the policemen after the other kicks the wheelchair.
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One of the officers then pushes the empty wheelchair away, to which an unidentified man brings the wheelchair back and shouts: "Why are you doing this to the old man?!"
No matter what the circumstances were here this is unacceptable pic.twitter.com/47zWqDxcm7
— Veve (@LudidiVelani) November 19, 2020
After the video went viral on social media, Cape Town Mayor, Dan Plato, issued a statement in which he apologised for the incident and announced the immediate suspension of the two police officers pending the outcome of an investigation.
"I want to apologise unreservedly to the member of the public, whose name is not yet known to me, for what he experienced this morning. The manner in which this situation was handled is not what we expect from our staff," read the statement.
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IMAGE CREDIT: Screenshot from video
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