Rastafarians in South Africa’s Wellington township are demanding police accountability following the in-custody death of a local businessman and father.

Jan de Bruin, 48, allegedly died at the hands of police last month after cops raided his home looking for drugs, South African outlet Independent Online reported.Family members said police assaulted de Bruin and others inside the home after he asked to see a search warrant.

 

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The local man was taken into custody, where he later died. Now the Rasta community is calling on police for answers.

“We call for an urgent investigation of Wellington police station where Jan de Bruin died in custody,” activist Ras Hein Scheepers told a crowd of protesters Sunday after marching to their local police precinct.

Source: South Africa’s Rastafarians Demand Justice After Local Businessman Dies In Police Custody

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