Words: Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp
Lawyers representing three police officers facing torture charges have asked for the matter to be postponed to allow them to prepare further applications.
The trio made a brief appearance at the Wynberg Regional Court on Wednesday. Colonel Delmore Manuel, Constable Jermaine Conradie, and Constable Leigh-Ann Maroon are accused of assaulting Juma Igiranieza, a barber, at his workplace, Perfect Touch Boutique and Salon, in Mowbray on 7 November 2023.
GroundUp published CCTV footage on 10 November showing several officers, one in plain clothes, assaulting Igiranieza. In the footage, at least two officers participated directly in the assault, while other police officers appeared unconcerned. Igiranieza was pummelled, struck repeatedly with a wooden object, and smothered with plastic.
Manuel, Conradie and Maroon were arrested on 22 April, and are currently out on R2,000 bail.
