Pretoria - Six white policemen were denied bail at a hearing on attempted murder charges yesterday, and investigators said they could have a lead on the three black men repeatedly mauled in a videotaped "dog-training" exercise.
The six officers, aged between 27 and 32, were arrested on Tuesday after the state-owned television broadcaster gave government and police officials a preview of the video taken in January, 1998, which was aired later that day.
The video showed three unidentified black men being driven to a field behind a gold mine dump where, for about an hour, they were repeatedly savaged by four dogs while they screamed and begged for mercy. The court ordered the six men be held separately in police custody until November 17th when bail will be considered.