Eight South African policemen have been arrested on suspicion of murder after dragging a man tied to the back of a police truck through a busy Johannesburg street in an incident broadcast around the world.
Footage showing the treatment of the Mozambican taxi driver has further damaged the reputation of the police force in South Africa, where more than 1200 people a year die in police custody.
"They will answer to a charge of murder when they appear in court on Monday," said Moses Dlamini, spokesman for police watchdog the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).
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