The Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled that anti-apartheid activist Dr Hoosen Haffejee did not hang himself – but was tortured to death.
Haffejee died in the Brighton Beach police cells in August 1977 – after being charged with terrorism by the apartheid government.
Following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, an inquest into his death found that his death was self-inflicted.
However, on Wednesday, judge Zaba Nkosi overturned that decision following evidence by medical experts who testified that Haffejee likely died due to a cardiac incident from being strangled.
KwaZulu-Natal National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara: “The judge concluded that Haffejee’s death was not self-inflicted and recommended that certain individuals be held responsible.
“This is an example of the efforts made by the NPA’s TRC’s [Truth and Reconciliation Commission] component in addressing the atrocities of apartheid crimes and getting justice for the victims and their families,” she said.
-EWN
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