News24 | SCA dismisses Minister Cele's appeal against damages for ANC councillors tortured in police custody
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Police Minister Bheki Cele has lost an appeal against a damages claim awarded to a former deputy mayor of an Eastern Cape district municipality and a senior ANC councillor who were unlawfully arrested, assaulted and "tubed" following the attempted murder of the speaker of a local municipality.