Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 15-11-2016
Two men who were filmed allegedly forcing a black man into a coffin in a racist attack will appear in the Middleburg Magistrates Court tomorrow.
In a video which went viral on social media, one of the white attackers is seen forcing the black man into a coffin while his accomplice threatens to set it on fire.
When the man resisted, his captors then threatened to slide in a snake.
It’s understood the 21 second video which has caused widespread outrage was filmed at JM De Beer Boerdery next to Komati Power Station, close to Middelburg in Mpumalanga.
The two white men face charges kidnapping and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said in a statement that the humiliation suffered by the victim can be based on nothing else but his blackness which is a humiliation of black people as a whole.
“There is no way that, that black man would’ve been treated like that except because of the colour of his skin.”
The EFF will be attending tomorrow’s court proceedings and are calling for a mass protest on the farm.
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