Apartheid Policing, now and then: Political activist, Solomon Modipane, died 1969, the reason the police gave was “slipped on a piece of soap and fatally injured himself”.
Political activist, Ahmed Timol, died 1971, The excuse “fell from the 10th floor window” at the John Vorster Square police station.
Political Activist, Imam Abdullah Haron, died 1969, the excuse “Slipped down the stairs”.
South Africa 2013, 7 policemen acquitted of murdering Andries Tatane. Their excuse, “he took off his shirt in an aggressive way.”
Detention by Chris van Wyk
He fell from the ninth floor
He hanged himself
He slipped on a piece of soap while washing
He hanged himself
He slipped on a piece of soap while washing
He fell from the ninth floor
He hanged himself while washing
He slipped from the ninth floor
He hung from the ninth floor
He slipped on the ninth floor while washing
He fell from a piece of soap while slipping
He hung from the ninth floor
He washed from the ninth floor while slipping
He hung from a piece of soap while washing.