Frank Dutton, Who Took On Apartheid's Crimes, Dies at 72
One of South Africa’s most lauded police officials, he investigated crimes by the authorities and dug into cold cases from the days of white nationalist rule.
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One of South Africa’s most lauded police officials, he investigated crimes by the authorities and dug into cold cases from the days of white nationalist rule.
The death of one of South Africa’s finest investigators comes as another wake-up call to recommit to speeding up investigations and prosecutions he worked on.
Sources have confirmed that he suffered a stroke, followed by a heart attack.
Dutton had led numerous high profile criminal investigations over the past four decades, in South Africa and abroad.
He made a career of fighting war crimes and crimes against humanity and ended it as lead investigator for the Zondo commission