Chief Luthuli and Mxenge families may finally get closure as historic inquests begin
- On Monday, inquests into the deaths of Albert Luthuli and Griffiths Mxenge started at Pietermaritzburg High Court.
- The government's National Prosecuting Authority reopened these cases after white minority rule ended in 1994.
- Prosecutors will present new evidence, asserting the 1967 inquest findings were aimed at protecting perpetrators.
- Sandile Luthuli stated, "We are relieved," and the NPA intends to overturn the initial death findings.
- These inquests offer Luthuli and Mxenge families the possibility of closure after years of doubt.
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New inquest into Chief Albert Luthuli and Mxenge’s deaths begins
The inquests into the deaths of Chief Albert Luthuli and lawyer Mlungisi Griffiths Mxenge began in the Pietermaritzburg High Court this Monday, 14 April. The two activists were killed during Apartheid and their families have long sought clarity and closure on their deaths Inquest to re-examine deaths of Luthuli and Mxenge The court will re-examine the circumstances around the deaths of the two anti-Apartheid activists. An inquest by the Aparthei…
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