The SCA dismissed police minister Bheki Cele’s appeal against damages awarded to two ANC councillors who were tortured in custody in the Eastern Cape. (Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)
Police
Minister Bheki Cele has lost an appeal against a damages claim that was awarded
to a former deputy mayor of an Eastern Cape district municipality and another
senior ANC councillor who were unlawfully arrested, assaulted and
“tubed” following the attempted murder of the speaker of a local
municipality.
Thandekile
Sabisa, former OR Tambo district municipality deputy mayor and the ANC’s former
regional chairperson, together with Lawrence Mambila, a former mayoral
committee member responsible for technical services and former ANC regional
deputy secretary, successfully sued the police in the Eastern Cape High Court.
They were
each awarded R400 000 in damages for unlawful arrest and detention, as well as
R110 000 for assault, torture and contumelia [abuse]. They had originally sued
the state for R10 million each.
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