A Pietermaritzburg police officer has been stripped of his
firearm and confined to desk duty after a video showing the constable drunk out
on a call went viral.
When the intoxicated constable responded to a complaint on
Sunday at 13:30, residents quickly realised the officer was heavily under the
influence of alcohol.
In a video that has since gone viral on social media, the
police officer seems to be struggling to get out of his vehicle as residents
take videos of him.
The incident was brought to the attention of his commander
at the Mountain Rise police station in Pietermaritzburg who immediately took
the constable off duty. An investigation is underway.
"Both he and the constable who was driving him on that
day are under investigation," KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Brigadier
Jay Naicker said in a statement.
"Although the driver was sober, the fact that he
failed to act against a colleague is also viewed as serious misconduct and a
senior officer has been appointed to investigate the matter," Naicker
said.
Naicker thanked members of the public for blowing the
whistle on police misconduct.
"We view such behaviour in a very serious light and
will always act against errant police officers."
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