South African police have been caught on video dragging a man hundreds of metres from the back of a pick-up vehicle, hours before he died in custody, drawing a storm of protest against a force accused of routine brutality.<br /><br />The 27-year-old Mozambican taxi driver, Mido Macia, was found dead in detention with signs of head injuries and internal bleeding, according to an initial post-mortem report released by the country's police watchdog.<br /><br />The incident, videotaped on Tuesday and broadcast nationwide on Thursday, was condemned by President Jacob Zuma and opposition politicians.<br /><br />"The visuals of the incident are horrific, disturbing and unacceptable. No human being should be treated in that manner," Zuma said in a statement that described the incident as "the tragic death of a man in the hands of the police".<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Mereana Hond reports.
