Court rules Imam Haron was tortured to death by apartheid police
Haron, a political activist and Imam at Cape Town’s Stegman Road Mosque, was arrested on 28 May 1969 under the Terrorism Act
Source: citizen.co.za
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Judgement expected in inquest into death of Imam Haron
Judge Daniel Thulare is expected to hand down judgment in the reopened inquest of Haron at the Western Cape High Court on 9 October.
Source: citizen.co.za
Inquest to focus on role of apartheid police officers in death of Imam Haron
The reopened inquest, which continues in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday, is to get to the truth on circumstances around the late Islamic scholar’s death in detention in 1969, initially stated to be an 'accidental fall' down a flight of stairs.
Source: ewn.co.za
LIVE: Imam Haron Inquest – Day 2
Judge Daniel Thulare, the State and family representatives will visit the police stations where Imam Haron was held before his death in 1969.
Source: thesouthafrican.com
Steve Biko's son says Haron Inquest will answer a question that's been hanging over SA for 52 years
‘I think we’ve come to this point as a country without instilling a culture of accountability and hopefully by dealing with these cases we can instil a culture of accountability,’ said Nkosinathi Biko in court.
Source: thesouthafrican.com