MXENGE, Griffiths Mlungisi

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Was abducted near his home on 19 November 1981 by Vlakplaas operatives and taken to Umlazi Stadium, Durban. There he was repeatedly stabbed until he was dead, and his body was mutilated. Mxenge was an attorney who acted in several political trials. The operation was allegedly conducted on the orders of Port Natal Security Branch. The then commander of Vlakplaas and two of his operatives were granted amnesty (AC/1997/0041). Mr Mxenge`s wife was killed in 1985 allegedly by a Security Branch operative.