Ex ANC Spy Charged With Assault In LA After Black Lives Matter Protest

Former ANC spy ,Bradley Steyn who was badly injured by police officers during a Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles, has been charged with assault for  the same incident.

He  was rushed to hospital on May 30 2020  for emergency surgery following a ruptured testicle after he was hit by a projectile fired by a Los Angeles police officer.

The 49-year-old South African is suing the city for the incident. However yesterday it emerged he is being charged with assaulting an officer and resisting or obstructing an officer. His lawyers have called the move retaliatory.

The incident has had a lot of media play over the last couple of months, partly because Steyn had shared his experience of being shot and rushed to the emergency room. This was then countered by the LAPD releasing body camera footage of Steyn allegedly lunging forwards at an officer and attempting to kick him, moments before he was shot.

It has been suggested Steyn’s alleged actions gave a second officer cause to see him as a threat and shoot him.

Meanwhile Steyn and his supporters have called the shooting incident as representing excessive force. He was also struck across the chest with a baton during the same incident.