"Arrests Made: 8 Police Officers Charged in Highway Attack on South Africa's Deputy President"

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"Arrests Made: 8 Police Officers Charged in Highway Attack on South Africa's Deputy President"
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Eight police officers assigned to protect South Africa's deputy president have been arrested after a video surfaced showing them kicking and stomping on two off-duty trainee soldiers they had pulled over on a highway in Johannesburg. The officers, part of a VIP protection unit known as the "blue light brigade," are accused of assault, malicious damage to property, and firearm offenses. The incident has sparked outrage in a country already grappling with police brutality, and the officers have been suspended from work.

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