South Africa: 8 police officers charged with murder of taxi driver seek bail in court
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Several dozen protesters have gathered outside a South African courthouse for a bail hearing for eight police officers charged with murdering a man who was dragged from a police vehicle last week.
The killing of Mido Macia, a taxi driver from Mozambique who died in police custody on Feb. 27, shocked South Africans and viewers around the world after graphic video footage of him being tied to a vehicle by uniformed officers and dragged down a street was broadcast and posted online.
The protesters who demonstrated Friday outside the Benoni Magistrate's Court, east of Johannesburg, say the officers should not be granted bail.
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South Africa's police watchdog, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, says Macia suffered head injuries and internal bleeding. He died in Daveyton township.