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The Haron family seeks to overturn the 1970 inquest and hold Security Branch members accountable for torture and murder.

The bruising Imam Abdullah Haron had suffered in detention ‘was likely to have been caused by repetitive kicking, punching and assault’.

The court heard that Imam Haron’s condition worsened considerably after the apartheid security branch took him from his cell and interrogated him at unknown location for 62 hours.

Haron’s injuries were not compatible with those of someone who had fallen down a staircase, says engineer

An expert witness in the reopened inquest into the death of anti-apartheid cleric Imam Abdullah Haron has said his injuries did not match the Security Branch's explanation that he died due to injuries sustained while falling down the steps at Cape Town Central police station in 1969.

Haron, at the age of 45, was detained by the security branch of the South African Police more than 53 years ago.

An inquest into the death of anti-apartheid cleric Imam Abdullah Haron will attempt to overturn the notorious explanation that he fell down a flight of stairs and died of his injuries.

Tears flowed as the family of anti-apartheid cleric Imam Haron stood in the cell where he was found dead in Maitland, Cape Town, while he was in police custody.

Anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron died at the age of 45 in 1969. He was held in solitary confinement for 123 days.

Anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron died at the age of 45 in 1969. He was held in solitary confinement for 123 days.