Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is demanding an apology from two police officers who stopped her car on the M1 highway, after it was clocked at 150 km/h
“Who the f*k do you think you are,” she repeatedly shouted at them, Beeld newspaper quotes officer Jannie Odendaal as saying.
“I didn't recognise her because she had white powder all over her face and, for me, she looked a lot older than when I had last seen her.”
Odendaal said the occupants of the car had refused to identify themselves.
The flying squad officer said his seniors have told him that he must go apologise to Madikizela-Mandela.
The incident took place at about 09:50 on 30 December 2010, when a silver Audi A6 was stopped at the Jan Smuts turnoff on the M1-North for speeding. Although the cops had spotted the car on the Xavier offramp, and had put on their sirens to tell it to pull over, the driver only stopped after another 5km.
First a man jumped out, and behaved aggressively towards the officers, bumping one of them on the chest. He subsequently calmed down when one of the cops drew a Taser, and told them that he was driving Madikizela-Mandela.
When the officers asked to see the occupants of the vehicle, Madikizela-Mandela climbed out, shouted at them and told the driver to drive on.
Odendaal said they wrote up the case in the incident book, but did not open a case because they'd realized that because it was Madikizela-Mandela, nothing would come of it.
Then last week, they were informed that Madikizela-Mandela, her bodyguard and driver had laid charges against them.
Odendaal said he was initially prepared to swallow his pride and apologise, but said he had changed his mind because they had done nothing wrong.
He and his colleague, who has asked not to be named, were on Friday transferred to other divisions.
Police spokesman Colonel Neville Malila said a charge of pointing a weapon and intimidation is being investigated against Odendaal and his colleague. An internal inquiry has also been instigated.
When approached for comment, Zodwa Zwane, Madikizela-Mandela's spokesperson, referred the Beeld to the "Minister or Commissioner of Police".
Winnie nabbed by speed cops
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is demanding an apology from two police officers who stopped her car on the M1 highway, after it was clocked at 150 km/h
“Who the f*k do you think you are,” she repeatedly shouted at them, Beeld newspaper quotes officer Jannie Odendaal as saying.
“I didn't recognise her because she had white powder all over her face and, for me, she looked a lot older than when I had last seen her.”
Odendaal said the occupants of the car had refused to identify themselves.
The flying squad officer said his seniors have told him that he must go apologise to Madikizela-Mandela.
The incident took place at about 09:50 on 30 December 2010, when a silver Audi A6 was stopped at the Jan Smuts turnoff on the M1-North for speeding. Although the cops had spotted the car on the Xavier offramp, and had put on their sirens to tell it to pull over, the driver only stopped after another 5km.
First a man jumped out, and behaved aggressively towards the officers, bumping one of them on the chest. He subsequently calmed down when one of the cops drew a Taser, and told them that he was driving Madikizela-Mandela.
When the officers asked to see the occupants of the vehicle, Madikizela-Mandela climbed out, shouted at them and told the driver to drive on.
Odendaal said they wrote up the case in the incident book, but did not open a case because they'd realized that because it was Madikizela-Mandela, nothing would come of it.
Then last week, they were informed that Madikizela-Mandela, her bodyguard and driver had laid charges against them.
Odendaal said he was initially prepared to swallow his pride and apologise, but said he had changed his mind because they had done nothing wrong.
He and his colleague, who has asked not to be named, were on Friday transferred to other divisions.
Police spokesman Colonel Neville Malila said a charge of pointing a weapon and intimidation is being investigated against Odendaal and his colleague. An internal inquiry has also been instigated.
When approached for comment, Zodwa Zwane, Madikizela-Mandela's spokesperson, referred the Beeld to the "Minister or Commissioner of Police".