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In parts of Africa, police are accused of excess force amid coronavirus lockdowns


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In parts of Africa, police are accused of excess force amid coronavirus lockdownsDays after Congo announced emergency restrictions to curb the new coronavirus, a police video started circulating online showing an officer in the capital beating a taxi driver for violating a one-passenger limit. Sylvano Kasongo, who heads the Kinshasa police and is seen in the March 26 video, sent a copy to Reuters because he said he wanted to encourage others to obey the rules. The force respects human rights, he said.


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