Neil Aggett

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Security branch police officer denies involvement in covering up Aggett’s death

Former security branch police officer Nicolaas Deetlefs has denied involvement in covering up anti-apartheid activist Neil Aggett’s death. However, during cross-examination, Deetlefs confessed that they did cover up the assaults and torture of detainees at the then John Vorster Square Police Station. He has been testifying at the inquest into Aggett’s death at the High Court in Johannesburg. Aggett was found hanging in his cell on the 5 February 1982. […]

today19 February 2020

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Inquest into anti-apartheid activist Aggett’s death set to continue

The inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist, Neil Aggett, will resume on Monday morning with more witnesses expected to give their testimonies. On Friday expert witness Sietze Albertse, who deals with fingerprint analysis, told the court about the challenges of collecting and recreating the scene in Aggett’s cell. Albertse had tried to verify how many fingerprints could have been realistically lifted from the cell bars. Former security branch police […]

today17 February 2020

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Witness describes the moments following Aggett’s death

A former inmate who was detained at the then John Vorster Square Police Station Jabulane Ngwenya says the mood was very tense at the station on the day anti-apartheid activist Neil Aggett died. Ngwenya has concluded testifying at the inquest into Aggett’s death in the High Court in Johannesburg. Aggett was found hanging in his cell on the 5th of February 1982. His family and some of Agget’s comrades have […]

today7 February 2020

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Neil Aggett inquest: Apartheid cops who did not apply for amnesty regrouping, says TRC commissioner

Yasmin Sooka, a former Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) commissioner, says many former apartheid police officers - some of whom were in police command structures - have been regrouping "to prevent any information emerging around things that implicate them". Speaking to News24 after the reopened inquest into the death of apartheid activist Neil Aggett on Thursday, Sooka said many had not applied for amnesty at the TRC. She added the […]

today24 January 2020

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