{"id":187062,"date":"2023-07-11T07:20:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T07:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2023\/07\/11\/troubles-mount-for-deputy-president-paul-mashatiles-suspended-vip-protection-cops-victims-lawyer-up-and-explore-civil-claims\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T07:20:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T07:20:38","slug":"troubles-mount-for-deputy-president-paul-mashatiles-suspended-vip-protection-cops-victims-lawyer-up-and-explore-civil-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2023\/07\/11\/troubles-mount-for-deputy-president-paul-mashatiles-suspended-vip-protection-cops-victims-lawyer-up-and-explore-civil-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Troubles mount for Deputy President Paul Mashatile\u2019s suspended VIP protection cops: Victims lawyer up and explore civil claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image-prod.iol.co.za\/16x9\/800?source=https:\/\/xlibris.public.prod.oc.inl.infomaker.io:8443\/opencontent\/objects\/33e4b486-1a32-5cd8-bd4f-fcba041c31fd&amp;operation=CROP&amp;offset=0x86&amp;resize=437x246\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<p>Travellers who were brutally attacked by Deputy President Paul Mashatile\u2019s VIP protection unit officers on the N1 in Joburg last week have hired legal representatives to ensure that the police officers were prosecuted, and the possibility of filing civil claims was being explored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur mandate is to act on behalf of three of those four victims of the highway assault,\u201d renowned attorney Ulrich Roux of Ulrich Roux &amp; Associates spoke to Newzroom Afrika.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur mandate is to ensure the criminal prosecution is ensued and that proper prosecution by the NPA is instituted against the police officials,\u201d he told the broadcaster.<\/p>\n<div>!function(e,t,r){let n;if(e.getElementById(r))return;const o=e.getElementsByTagName(&#8220;script&#8221;)[0];n=e.createElement(&#8220;script&#8221;),n.id=r,n.defer=!0,n.type=&#8221;module&#8221;,n.src=&#8221;https:\/\/playback.oovvuu.media\/player\/v2\/index.js&#8221;,o.parentNode.insertBefore(n,o)}(document,0,&#8221;oovvuu-player-sdk-v2&#8243;);<\/p>\n<div data-oovvuu-embed=\"407fd543-1726-4589-99ed-56d7f99ed956\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSubsequent to that, we will also be exploring possible civil claims for damages against the police, and the minister of police following this unlawful assault on our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roux explained that the damages could be instituted against the police officers in their personal capacity, but he needed time to take instructions from his clients.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"baobab-embedded-image\" src=\"https:\/\/image-prod.iol.co.za\/resize\/650x65000?source=https:\/\/xlibris.public.prod.oc.inl.infomaker.io:8443\/opencontent\/objects\/e145d4c4-5cd3-5988-b25a-4b315055ab1a\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\"><figcaption>A screenshot of the video that\u2019s gone viral on social media of the SAPS VIP Protection assault. VIP Protection UnitBlue light Blue light brigade<\/figcaption><\/img><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur first mandate is to ensure that the prosecution is ensued and that the [National Prosecuting Authority] NPA does prosecute the matter properly after the police or [Independent Police Investigative Directorate] Ipid in this instance has investigated the matter. Subsequent to that, we will pursue a damages claim,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no clear instructions on that yet, but normally when you institute a civil claim for damages against the police, you institute that action against the policeman in their private capacity as well as against the minister of police.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"baobab-embedded-image\" src=\"https:\/\/image-prod.iol.co.za\/resize\/650x65000?source=https:\/\/xlibris.public.prod.oc.inl.infomaker.io:8443\/opencontent\/objects\/4e60dbf7-bfa0-5520-81f8-073def574ed0\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\"><figcaption>Members of the SAPS VIP Protection Unit were recorded in a video assaulting occupants of another vehicle in Joburg. 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