Soldier stripped naked, humiliated and sues

Soldiers on parade
Soldiers on parade

A soldier who suffered humiliation at the hands of military trainers 10 years ago, being ordered to strip naked and “walk like a gorilla” in front of 500 of his peers, has demanded that the Court of Appeal increase the initial P20,000 damages he won at the High Court, to P120,000.

Mpho Dubane’s lawyer says he was forced to strip naked in front of his colleagues at Pandamatenga and run about naked, before mimicking a gorilla. At the High Court, Dubane had asked for P120,000 which was declared excessive.

Yesterday, his lawyer, Yul Shara Moncho said the amount awarded by the High Court “too little” looking at the “horrendous” acts military trainers inflicted on Dubane.

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