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Special Report Transcript Episode 23, Section 5, Time 33:52While many young men skipped the country during the 1980s many others stayed behind. Sipho Mutsi was one of hundreds of students from the Welkom area detained by police. But unlike most of his comrades Sipho never made it home. Notes: Max du Preez References select each tab to search for references Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report TRC Victims181 The Commission received statements about the following deaths in police custody. Although the Commission made a positive victim finding in these cases, it was not able to establish the exact legislation under which they were held at the time of their deaths. a Political activist Colenso ... Deaths in custody 94 Five cases of death in detention were reported for this period. As in other parts of the country, deaths in custody were often explained by the police force as ‘suicide’, or as occurring ‘while escaping from policy custody’. Official police statements following ... |
