Police minister ordered to pay R400,000 after unlawful arrest and detention

[mojoman]

Johannes Claassens was locked up in filthy cells for three days on trumped-up charges​

• The police minister has been ordered by the High Court to pay R400,000 for unlawful arrest and detention of a Limpopo conservationist.
• The man’s neighbour, a former policeman, who made the trumped-up charges, was ordered to pay R200,000 in damages.
• The judge said Johannes Claassens had done nothing wrong but had been detained for three days and his dignity, freedom and security had been violated.

A Limpopo-based conservationist, who was arrested by 16 police officers on trumped-up charges and locked up in filthy cells for three days, has been awarded R400,000 in damages for unlawful arrest and detention.

Johannes Claassens’ neighbour, former police officer Maropene Nakana, laid the false charges of contravention of a protection order and theft against him. Nakana has been directed to pay R200,000 for “malicious prosecution”.

Claassens’ case against Nakana and the Minister of Police was first heard in the Limpopo High Court. The judge awarded him damages of R40,000 and dismissed his claim against Nakana, even though Nakana had conceded that he had instigated the arrest and had acted with malice.

Claassens appealed, and a full bench of three judges has now ruled that he is entitled to a “profound and substantial award of damages”.

Police minister ordered to pay R400,000 after unlawful arrest and detention

Johannes Claassens was locked up in filthy cells for three days on trumped-up charges

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[mojoman]

SAPS...
Stupid And Poorly Skilled....

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

R400k In 3 days
It’s a good deal

 

["D"]

has been awarded R400,000

Sign me up to be a conservationist!

 

[mojoman]

R400k In 3 days
It’s a good deal

Till you get chucked into a manky old cell for no reason for 3 days...That piglet should have to fork out the full R400k...

 

[3WA]

R400k In 3 days
It’s a good deal

Seriously. If that guy was still a cop, I would find a way to irritate him.

 

[Howdy]

R400k In 3 days
It’s a good deal

R600k

The award of R40,000 by the trial court was “insignificant and inadequate” he said, ruling that the Minister must pay R400,000.

The Judge said while no amount of compensation could undo the “humiliation and human rights violations” suffered by Claassens, Nakana must pay him R200,000.

The Minister and Nakana were ordered to pay costs.

 

[malstan]

R600k

The problem here is the the Minister does not pay this amout . It comes from Tax money

 

[Howdy]

The problem here is the the Minister does not pay this amout . It comes from Tax money

400k, yes.

That's why I'm glad about the other 200k. The 400k should have been split amongst the others that participated.

 

[Thugscub]

Once these useless twats are forced to pay out of their own pockets most of this crap will stop.
Sue the twats personally.

 

[Death_By_Ebola]

"....who was arrested by 16 police officers..."

Say what now?

 

[Neptuner]

The problem here is the the Minister does not pay this amout . It comes from Tax money

Doesn't hurt him one bit, what hurts him is public humiliation. He needs to be humiliated at every opportunity.

 

[ponder]

Doesn't hurt him one bit, what hurts him is public humiliation. He needs to be humiliated at every opportunity.

These people have no shame, it's like water off a duck's back.

 

[Neptuner]

These people have no shame, it's like water off a duck's back.

This one has an ego, we saw Cameron polished him nice

 

[dualmeister]

police minister has been ordered by the High Court to pay R400,000

So tax payers money in other words. Fok.

 

[dualmeister]

R400k In 3 days
It’s a good deal

Until you drop the soap ....

 

[mojoman]

Good.
Pillocks.
What's with the first court? Corrupt judiciary now...

For sometime now....
Since Zuma....