Johannesburg – The Daveyton officers involved in the death of a taxi driver this week have been suspended and disarmed, national commissioner General Riah Phiyega said on Friday.

Speaking at a news conference, Phiyega also said the commander of Daveyton police station would be removed for the duration of an internal police probe. The Independent Police Investigative Authority is also investigating the incident.

Mido Macia, 27, a taxi driver and Mozambican national, was tied to the back of a police van and dragged along the street in Daveyton, on the East Rand, on Tuesday.

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