Eight Former Officers Jailed For 15 Years Over Death Of Taxi Driver

Eight former police officers convicted of murdering a taxi driver who was dragged behind a police van in Joannesburg have been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The men arrested Mido Macia, 27, for a minor traffic violation before he was manhandled and handcuffed behind the police vehicle which drove off for hundreds of meters. He later died in police custody.