Brother made racist remarks
Sgt Sithole created quite a stir when he allegedly commented on a post on a radio station’s social media site, fuelling racism and bragging about how he suffocates what he calls ‘this kind of racists.’
The Human Rights Commission finalised their investigation against the policeman who allegedly posted racists remarks on social media, and found that those messages may not have been posted by the policeman himself.
The Mpumalanga Provincial Manager of the Human Rights Commission, Mr Eric Mokonyama said the commission finds on the balance of probabilities the possibility that the message may not have been posted by Sgt Elvis Thabiso Sithole.
Sgt Sithole created quite a stir when he allegedly commented on a post on a radio station’s social media site, fuelling racism and bragging about how he suffocates what he calls ‘this kind of racists.’
The radio station shared a video of a motorist who was arrested after allegedly assaulting a Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer and calling him the ‘k-word’.
The video went viral and Sgt Sithole allegedly posted:
“I normally suffocate a bit with a refuse bag this kind of racists before booking them in the holding cells, because it doesn’t leave any marks. They just become red and after doing the paperwork I lock them up and take the docket home so that no one can release them until they meet with the Honourable Magistrate in court on the next Court date.”
The remarks as it appeared on social media earlier this year.
A series of posts followed and when he was told that his posts are reported to his station commander his reaction was “Great news indeed…”
In an explanation he offered his superiors and the commission Sgt Sithole said he was surprised when on May 6 when he read how the ‘white’ social media users insulted him.
“I checked those comments up until I found where the conversation started.”
He said he confronted his brother who told him he was angered by the comments of the ‘whites’ who were not condemning the behaviour of the racists motorist but blaming it on police action.
The brother, Dumisani Sithole, apologised for getting his brother into trouble.
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