Shocking video shows school teachers gang beating a secondary school student. Watch video after the cut
According to BBC Africa Authorities in Tanzania have ordered
an investigation into a video which appears to show a group of five
teachers savagely beating a student.
The headteacher of the school, in the town of Mbeya in the southwest of the country, has been suspended.
In
the short video clip, which was widely shared on social media, several
men are seen forcing the boy to the ground with kicks and slaps.
Corporal punishment is illegal in Tanzania.
The
38-second footage has raised outrage online, with Tanzanians demanding
that the government take action against the culprits
The video appears to have been filmed in a staff room, and the victim is believed to be around 16 or 17.
Tanzania's
Home Affairs Minister, Mwigulu Nchemba, said the government had sent a
team of investigators from the ministry of education and security to
probe the incident at Mbeya Day Secondary School.
A government
statement said the headteacher, Margaret Haule, had been suspended for
"not taking action even after being aware of the incident".
The
assault was allegedly filmed on 28 September by a teacher not involved
in the beating, who has also been questioned about it.
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