KEY POINTS
- The exposure of serious torture at Zanzou nightclub through viral video content resulted in widespread public outrage.
- Security staff allegedly performed assaults including waterboarding and sexual mistreatment on their victims.
- Zanzou Club states it did no wrong but dismissed security staff and hired attorneys to represent them.
The online world recently published disturbing videos documenting extreme brutality at Zanzou nightclub in Pretoria, Gauteng through its club bouncers. Patrons receive extensive physical mistreatment as displayed in recorded videos because they did not settle their bills.
Footage reveals brutal treatment of patrons
A video sequence shows naked restrained men as staff delivers offensive treatment against their human rights. According to the information received, security personnel at the nightclub use procedures including waterboarding together with degrading actions that lead to physical attacks.
A video shows a man whom people believe operates the nightclub attempting to kill patrons through buttock-related attacks while threatening death.
Human rights authorities together with government entities view the actions as kidnapping and sexual abuse alongside attempted murder. As of now the South African Police Service remains silent about their plans for any kind of formal investigation.
Zanzou nightclub denies wrongdoing, outsources security
After discovering the abusive security conduct Zanzou nightclub management took immediate action by terminating the abusive staff members and put an end to the mistreatment.
The security of the establishment is now handled by an independent firm that operates in accordance with South African safety and legal framework.
The club denied all statements that the tortured men assaulted their staff because they wanted to escape payment obligations. The venue continues to employ legal services while assuring their dedication to protecting nightclub guests.
