• Get medical treatment as soon as possible
  • If possible get the violence on video or camera.
  • Get the name and rank of the officers involved
  • Take photos of any injuries as soon as possible afterwards
  • Get a doctor’s report
  • You can take the following legal and administrative action:

    • – Lay a charge against the Member at the local SAPS station
    – Lodge a complaint with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID)
    – Pursue a civil claim – i.e. sue the police

    SAPS must notify IPID of any use of force at a protest. Separately, IPID is also obliged to investigate any complaint of assault against a SAPS member.