FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: Teun Baartman To: Amy Grainger ; Brian Amery ; Cedric Thomas ; Chris Lloyd ; Clint Christians ; David Raphael ; Gerjo Hoffman ; Helen Swart ; Henk Stutterheim ; Herman Abrahams ; Hilton Malila ; Hood, Vanessa ; Ismail Petersen ; James Cowley ; John Brown ; Moosa Sydow ; Richard Gaertner ; Roland Langley ; Sup. Lotz ; Trevor Hughes ; Woodstock SAPS ; Woodstock Village Forum Cc: Rob Gaylard ; Brett Herron Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 11:51 AM Subject: Woodstock police - alleged assault: the facts
Most CPF members will by now be aware of the stories in the news about the alleged assault on a bar owner in Woodstock by a member of the Woodstock SAPS. In case you are approached by any member of your organisation or community, I thought it would be opportune to supply you with the facts: a.. On Saturday evening 23 April 2011 members of Woodstock SAPS visited various liquor outlets in the Woodstock precinct as part of a planned operation. b.. "Dreams" was the third liquor outlet that was visited just before midnight. On arrival they found several unruly and fighting members of the public outside the premises. They then went inside and found that several patrons were apparently intoxicated. c.. Apart from the drunk patrons, police found that the owner of "Dreams" contravened his liquor licence conditions in several other ways. d.. The bar owner was obviously not in control of the happenings and police took the decision to close down the premises and patrons were requested to leave. e.. On further investigation the police also found drugs on the premises. f.. The bar owner and several others protested against the closing down and they were subsequently arrested. Police members were apparently assaulted by patrons during these events. g.. While the bar owner was handcuffed, a police member allegedly hit him twice with his torch. h.. The people who were arrested were taken to the Woodstock police station and released the next morning. i.. The events at the bar will be subject of an investigation and the contraventions of the liquor licence at "Dreams" will be reported to the Liquor Board in accordance with procedure. j.. Up to today the bar owner has not opened a criminal case against any member of Woodstock police. I would like to state separately that: a.. the alleged assault on the club owner by the member of Woodstock SAPS will be properly investigated by SAPS and disciplinary action will be taken against him. I furthermore would like to state the neither the management of Woodstock SAPS nor the Woodstock CPF condone any unlawful or inappropriate behaviour by any member of SAPS. The Woodstock CPF support the fact that the member is being investigated and that disciplinary action will be taken. If you require any further information, please contact me. Please refer any queries from the media to me. -- Teun Baartman (Chairperson Woodstock CPF) 083 298 1009 021 448 3584 Please consider the environment before you print this e-mail!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
