A Mozambican taxi driver who was recently handcuffed to the back of a moving police vehicle and dragged to a police station in South Africa has died. The driver had allegedly been hassled by the police after parking his vehicle illegally. 27 year old Mido Macia's fate has provoked widespread revulsion at the brutality of South African police forces who continue to make the headlines for all the wrong reasons. On Friday 8 March, nine police officers were charged with murder over his death. Thousands gathered for his funeral near Maputo in Mozambique, and the incident has inspired civilians from all over southern Africa to unite against such barbarism.
Original article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21730394
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