Two Arrested for the Assault of a Female Police Officer in Kimberley

The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in the Northern Cape, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, has strongly condemned the attack on a female police Constable during crime prevention duties in the Kimberley CBD.

In the video that has gone viral, a man can be seen attacking the female member who was conducting her duties.

Two men were arrested on the spot by other police officers who were part of the crime prevention team.

The pair face the following charges: assaulting of a police official, resisting arrest, defeating the ends of justice and malicious damage to property.

The female SAPS member sustained minor injuries and did receive medical attention.

The member is also attending counselling and debriefing sessions from the SAPS employee health and wellness (EHW) unit experts.

Lieutenant General Otola has strongly condemned this attack, warning that the SAPS will not tolerate acts of violence against its members.

“No one is above the law.

Those who attack our officers will face the full might of the law.

An attack on police officials is a direct attack on the State” she emphasized.