Arrests and Court Developments: VIP Protection Officers Face Consequences for Highway Attack and Assault

Eight police officers assigned to protect South Africa's deputy president have been arrested after a video surfaced showing them kicking and stomping on two off-duty trainee soldiers they had pulled over on a Johannesburg highway. The officers, part of a VIP protection unit known as the "blue light brigade," are accused of assault, malicious damage to property, and firearm offenses. The incident has sparked outrage in a country already grappling with police brutality, and the officers have been suspended from work.