WEEK 1: 07 – 12 November 2022
Court Records
Opening Address for the Imam Haron Family (Howard Varney and Naefa Kahn)
Submitted by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)
VOLUME 1: Record of 1970 Inquest Translation – including translation)
Index to Volume A1
Index to Volume A2
Index to Volume A3
VOLUME 2: DDP1 to DDP18
Page 1 – 136 (Index – Investigating officer’s Affidavit)
Page 137 – 238 (Index to Detainee File: Haron)
Page 239 – 385 (Promotion of National Unity & Reconciliation Act Detention & Torture in SA
VOLUME 3: DDP18 (11) to DDP19 (V)
George Bizos: No One to Blame
Page 1 – 100
Page 101 – 200
Page 201 – 385
VOLUME 4: DDP21 (PART 1) and VOLUME 5: DDP121 (PART 2)
VOLUME THREE: TRC REPORT
https://www.justice.gov.za/trc/report/finalreport/Volume%203.pdf
VOLUME 6: DDP22 (i) to DDP (iv) Police officers death certificates and police office personnel files
Page 1 – 100
Page 101 – 200
Page 201 – 300
Page 301 – 400
Page 401 – 522
VOLUME 7: DDP24 (v) Police Officers personnel files
Page 1- 100
Page 101 – 227
VOLUME 8: DDP24 (vi) to DDP 27 Police officers personal files, Francois Flee affidavit , photo album, etc.
Page 1 – 100
Page 101 – 200
Page 201 – 300
Page 301 – 400
Page 401 – 500
Page 501 – 517
Submitted by the Haron Legal Counsel
Exhibit F1 – Report by Tivash Moodley
Exhibit F2 – Drawings by Dr Steve Naidoo
MEDIA REPORTS
Re-opened inquest into Imam Haron’s death seeks to reveal the truth
WEEKEND ARGUS NEWS
Written by Bulelwa Payt: Published Nov 6, 2022
After waiting for 53 years for the truth regarding the death of anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron in police custody, the re-opened inquest is expected to shed light and hear chilling evidence when it sits tomorrow.
Haron inquest | New inquest into apartheid-era death
Re-opened inquest into Imam Abdullah Haron’s death set to be heard at the Cape Town High Court
The re-opened inquest into the death of activist, Imam Abdullah Haron will take place at the Cape Town High Court this week. The hearing will proceed on Monday in open court before Judge Daniel Thulare. The Inquest Court will hear evidence from witnesses including former detainees, pathologists and a trajectory and aeronautical engineer. An in-loco is also expected to be held this week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHb3OlUVqlU
Muhammad Haron on re-opened inquest into death of his father , activist, Imam Abdullah Haron
Muhammad Haron is the Son of slain anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron. He joins us on Zoom from Cape Town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xE_5i8hwdM
IMAM ABDULLAH HARON’S FAMILY WANT JUSTICE FOR THE LATE ANTI-APARTHEID ACTIVIST
CAPE TOWN – The daughter of late anti-apartheid activist, imam Abdullah Haron, said events that unfolded during the final days of his life form a crucial part of their search for answers.
An inquest into the cleric’s death is set to start at the Western Cape High Court on Monday.
Fifty-three years later, a new inquest into the killing of Imam Haron
Family of activist Imam Abdullah Haron seeks justice as re-opened inquest gets under way
The re-opened inquest into the death of activist, Imam Abdullah Haron, is expected to get under way in the High Court in Cape Town on Monday.
Haron, a respected religious and political activist, was found dead in a police cell in September 1969 in Maitland after spending 123 days in detention.
His daughter, Fatima Haron-Masoet, says the inquest follows a request to the Justice Department and the National Prosecuting Authority.
APARTHEID HERO’S JUSTICE: IMAM HARON’S CASE TO BE FINALLY HEARD IN A FREE COURT
CAPE TOWN – Spurred by the insight and success of the Ahmed Timolcase, the Human Rights Foundation says the family of late imam Abdullah Haron is confident of their inquest into his death, sure that it will prove that he did not die of natural causes but rather at the hands of apartheid police.
Imam Abdullah Haron’s death inquest to be heard in the Cape High Court
The re-opened inquest into the death of activist Imam Abdullah Haron gets under way in the Cape High Court on Monday. The hearing will proceed in an open court before Judge Daniel Thulare. Haron was arrested in May 1969 and detained in Cape Town. He was found dead in his cell at the Maitland Police Station after 123 days in police detention. We now cross live to Cape Town for an update. SABC News reporter Vanessa Poonah and video journalist Lukhanyo Mazantsana are at the court …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0J2017Kid4
As it happened: Imam Haron Inquest – Day 1
Anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron died at the age of 45 in 1969. He was held in solitary confinement for 123 days.
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/live-imam-haron-inquest-day-1/
Imam Haron’s family speak of ‘excitement and trepidation’ as inquest finally gets under way
Written by Mwangi Githahu
Multimedia Journalist, Cape Argus
Cape Town – There is excitement and trepidation in the family of anti-apartheid struggle activist Imam Abdullah Haron as, more than 50 years later, the re-opened inquest into the death of their father and grandfather begins this morning in the Western Cape High Court.
Haron inquest | Apartheid-era murder probe reopened
An inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist, Imam Abdullah Haron, has been reopened. His family is hoping to finally get answers through the Western Cape High Court. Haron died under mysterious circumstances while in police custody in 1969. At the time it was claimed that he died after falling down a flight of stairs. eNCA’s Nobesuthu Hejana is following developments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKzhieHmV7o
Imam Haron inquest seen as chance to right past injustices
Written by Chevon Booysen
CAPETIMES
NEWS
Multimedia Journalist, Cape Times
Cape Town – The reopening of the inquest into the death of Imam Abdullah Haron is seen as a chance to right the wrongs of injustices suffered in the past.
INQUEST INTO DEATH OF IMAM ABDULLAH HARON UNDER WAY
The inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist, Imam Abdullah Haron, is under way in the High Court in Cape Town.
Haron was arrested and incarcerated in May 1969 under section 6 of the Terrorism Act.
https://ewn.co.za/2022/11/07/inquest-into-death-of-imam-abdullah-haron-underway
IMAM HARON INQUEST: POST-APARTHEID GOVT HAS FAILED FAMILY, LAWYER ARGUES
CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape High Court has heard the post-apartheid state failed the Haron family and many others waiting for justice.
This argument is part of the defence in the Imam Haron Inquest, which started in court on Monday morning.
https://ewn.co.za/2022/11/07/imam-haron-inquest-post-apartheid-govt-has-failed-family-lawyer-argues
South Africa: Probe into Anti-Apartheid Activist Imam Haron’s Death Reopens
By André van Wyk
Cape Town — The inquest into the death of Imam Abdullah Haron was reopened today, and the case is now under way at the High Court in Cape Town, EWN reports.
In his opening remarks, Judge Daniel Thulare said that during the two weeks dedicated to the inquest he hoped to “engage, in public … in a thorough, proper, full and fair investigation of the cause or likely cause of death of Imam Abdullah Haron and that we are in truth able to determine whether the death was brought about by any act or omission prima facie involving or amounting to an offence on the part of any person”.
https://allafrica.com/stories/202211070543.html
SCENE WHERE IMAM HARON FOUND WASN’T MANAGED ACCORDING TO PROTOCOL, COURT HEARS
CAPE TOWN – The “crime scene” where the body of late Imam Abdullah Haron was found was not managed according to standard protocol.
This is what an inquest into the death of the anti-apartheid activist has heard.
Day one of the inquest at the Western Cape High Court wrapped up on Monday.
Imam Haron Inquest | First witness takes the stand
The first witness has taken the stand in the reopened inquest into the apartheid-era death of Islamic religious leader and anti-apartheid activist, Imam Abdullah Haron. Lt col Deon Daniel Petersen, who was two years ago tasked with investigating the matter, has testified that he could not find any record of the Imam having been treated for a fall down a flight of stairs between the 19th of September and the date of his death in 1969. The security police at the time attributed his death in detention to injuries sustained during a fall at the then Caledon Square police station in Cape Town. The Imam was found dead in his cell in Maitland on the 27 of September, after 123 days in police detention.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7EhcQq44rg
Haron Inquest | Family has more questions than answers
The inquest into the death of the late Imam Abdullah Haron has been reinvigorated at the Western Cape High Court. The anti-apartheid activist’s lifeless body was discovered on the 27th of September 1969. He died while in police custody at the Maitland Police Station. On Monday, the court heard evidence from commander of the police’s Cold Case Investigation Unit. He testified that there were no records of the investigations into Haron’s death as Nobesuthu Hejana reports.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1par776Ff0
Haron family unimpressed with State’s ‘loose’ evidence after day one of inquest
‘I feel that they should’ve done more than what they’ve given us here today in terms of information. There should have been hardcore information,’ said Fatiema Haron-Masoet.
Haron Inquest | Family has more questions than answers
Tuesday 8 November 2022
CAPE TOWN – The inquest into the death of the late Imam Abdullah Haron has been reinvigorated at the Western Cape High Court.
The anti-apartheid activist’s lifeless body was discovered on 27 September 1969.
He died while in police custody at the Maitland Police Station.
On Monday, the court heard evidence from the commander of the police’s Cold Case Investigation Unit.
https://www.enca.com/news/haron-inquest-family-has-more-questions-than-answers
Abdullah Haron: Inquest reopened 50 years after death in custody
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The inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron, who died in police custody in 1969, was reopened in the Western Cape High Court yesterday.
The Muslim spiritual leader died at the Maitland police station at the age of 45, having spent 123 days in detention.
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/abdullah-haron-inquest-reopened-50-years-after-death-in-custody/
Steve Biko’s son says Haron Inquest will answer a question that’s been hanging over SA for 52 years
‘I think we’ve come to this point as a country without instilling a culture of accountability and hopefully by dealing with these cases we can instil a culture of accountability,’ said Nkosinathi Biko in court.
The inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron continues on Tuesday, 8 September. Inspections are planned at Cape Town Central Station and Maitland Police Station and the family’s first witness will be called to the stand in court.
Haron’s death was not properly probed during initial inquest: Investigating officer
The investigating officer in the re-opened inquest into the death of activist, Imam Abdullah Haron, says he found no records of any investigation that formed part of the original inquest held in Cape Town in 1970.
The Commander of the Cold Case Investigative Unit in the Western Cape, Deon Petersen, says he also found no record of an investigation officer who was attached to the case when Haron died in police detention in 1969.
IMAM HARON INQUEST: FAMILY HOPING FOR NEW FINDING SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE CLOSURE
CAPE TOWN – The son of late anti-apartheid struggle activist, Imam Abdullah Haron, says the family will find some comfort if the re-opened inquest into his father’s death concludes with new findings.
A Western Cape High Court inquest into the imam’s death, while he was incarcerated in 1969, started on Monday.
Apartheid-era ‘fell down the stairs’ death of Imam Haron challenged in reopened inquest
The first day of the reopened inquest into the death of anti-apartheid cleric Imam Abdullah Haron, in police custody in Cape Town in 1969, revealed the almost insurmountable odds faced when disputing a suspicious death in custody 53 years later.
But for the Haron family, it might finally give them proper answers, and get the “fell down the stairs” finding from 1970 overturned.
Haron family hopes for closure with re-opened inquest more than 50 years after original one
Written by Mwangi Githahu
Multimedia Journalist, Cape Argus
08 Nov
Cape Town – More than 50 years after their father’s death at the hands of apartheid security police, the family of anti-apartheid Struggle activist Imam Abdullah Haron hope to obtain closure.
This as the unsatisfactory February 1970 inquest into Haron’s death in police custody was reopened and a new judicial inquiry was launched to ascertain the facts of what really happened began on Monday.
As it happened: Imam Haron Inquest – Day 2
Judge Daniel Thulare, the State and family representatives will visit the police stations where Imam Haron was held before his death in 1969.
The inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron continues on Tuesday, 8 September. Inspections are planned at Cape Town Central Station and Maitland Police Station and the family’s first witness will be called to the stand in court.
High court reopens Imam Abdullah Haron inquest 53 years after his death in police custody
SOWETAL LIVE
The high court re-opened the inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron in police cells on Monday.
Western Cape judge present John Hlophe has appointed judge Daniel Thulare to preside over the inquest in June after a request from justice minister Ronald Lamola.
Mixed feelings from anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron’s family ahead of in-loco inspection
The re-opened inquest into the death in police custody of Cape Town anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron enters its second day with in-loco inspections at the Cape Town and Maitland police stations. Haron was detained for 123 days in 1969. He was found dead by police in his cell on the 27th of September of the same year. The court is being presided over by Judge Daniel Thulare. The latest from SABC reporter Vanessa Poonah and video journalist Lukhanyo Mazantsana, who are following the proceedings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krpye_BnbEc
IMAM ABDULLAH HARON’S FINAL DAYS TO BE REVISITED
CAPE TOWN – Inspections in loco will today be conducted at the two police stations where anti-apartheid activist, Imam Abdullah Haron, spent his final days.
It’s part of a new inquest into his death.
Haron, at the age of 45, was detained by the security branch of the South African Police more than 53 years ago.
https://ewn.co.za/2022/11/08/imam-abdullah-haron-s-final-days-to-be-revisited
Tears flow as jail cell visited during inquest into Imam Abdullah Haron’s death-in-detention
Tears flowed inside the dark and stinking police cell where the anti-apartheid cleric Imam Abdullah Haron’s lifeless body was found at Maitland police station in 1969 while being detained without trial.
As the Haron siblings – Fatiema, Muhammed and Shamela – cried softly as Sheikh Irfaan Abrahams prayed for them inside the gloomy cell with a toilet in the corner.
Officer sheds light on Imam Haron probe
Written by Chevon Booysen
Multimedia Journalist, Cape Times
Cape Town – The “cold police cell” where anti-apartheid icon Imam Abdullah Haron spent his last moments will be visited on Tuesday as an in loco inspection forming part of the reopened death inquest which got under way in the Western Cape High Court on Monday.
The inspection will be held with Judge Daniel Thulare, who is presiding over the inquest 53 years after the martyr died in police custody.
Imam Abdullah Haron Inquest | In-loco inspection at Cape Town Central police station
The inquest into the apartheid-era death of activist and Muslim cleric, Imam Abdullah Haron has moved to the police cells at Cape Town Central police station this morning for an in loco inspection. Presiding Judge, Daniel Thulare says it’s here where, according to the police security branch, the Imam was allegedly kept for most of his 123 days detention. The reopened inquest follows years of lobbying by the family for justice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub554r5WCJ0
WATCH: Expert says Imam Haron’s injuries couldn’t have been caused by a fall
Haron Inquest | Injuries ‘inconsistent’ with cause of death
An expert witness has challenged the original official cause of death of anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron. An aeronautical engineer has told the Western Cape High Court that Haron’s injuries are inconsistent with the type of fall that police say led to his death in 1969. The second day of a newly reopened inquest into the death included a site inspection of the two police stations where Haron was initially detained and interrogated. eNCA’s Nobesuthu Hejana reports.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tttOmt3ORe4
Opposition parties react to reopening of Haron inquest
Written by Siyamtanda Capa
WEEKEND ARGUS
NEWS
Published Nov 8, 2022
Opposition parties in the National Assembly have weighed in on the failures of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, with the GOOD Party claiming the state has failed victims of apartheid.
Meanwhile, the National Freedom Party wants individuals who colluded with the apartheid government to be investigated.
Judge sets tone for the inquest: ‘There can be no justice without truth’
CASSIEM KHAN reports from the Western Cape High Court, Cape Town on the first day of the inquest into the killing of Imam Abdullah Haron.
THE oft-quoted aphorism, ‘the wheels of justice turn slowly but grind exceedingly fine,’ came to mind on the first day, Monday November 7, of the much-anticipated inquest into the 1969 death in detention of Imam Abdullah Haron.
It took 53 years to arrive on this day.
Expert debunks apartheid cop’s ‘fell down the stairs’ version
Inquest into activist Imam Haron’s death continues
IMAM HARON’S DEATH: AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER RUBBISHES APARTHEID POLICE’S VERSION
CAPE TOWN – An aeronautical engineer has turned the apartheid police’s explanation for imam Abdullah Haron’s death on its head.
An inspection in loco was conducted at the Cape Town and Maitland police stations on Tuesday.
Imam Haron inquest: Aeronautics expert disputes official version of ‘fell down the stairs’ death
- An expert witness in the Imam Haron inquest questioned the Security Branch’s explanation in 1969 that he died due to injuries sustained from falling down steps.
- The aeronautics engineer said the injuries on Haron‘s body did not support this explanation.
- The Haron family rejected the “falling down steps” explanation, which was common for deaths during the apartheid years.
An expert witness in the reopened inquest into the death of anti-apartheid cleric Imam Abdullah Haron said his injuries did not match the Security Branch’s explanation that he died due to injuries sustained while falling down the steps at Cape Town Central police station in 1969.
Tears, emotion as family see spot where Imam Haron allegedly fell, cells he was held in
Written by Mwangi Githahu
Multimedia Journalist, Cape Argus
09 Nov
Cape Town – There were tears and emotional scenes as the family of anti-apartheid Struggle activist Imam Abdullah Haron visited the police cells and the stairway where the imam was alleged to have had the fall which led to his death.
Letter: Imam Haron: 52 years later, truth will emerge
CAPETIMES
OPINION
09 11 Nov By Farouk Araie
Cape Town – Finally after 52 years, a new inquest will be opened to uncover the hidden truth behind the brutal murder of Imam Abdullah Haron.
The Security Branch of the apartheid machinery killed hundreds of people it considered a threat to the state.
Torture and murder were deemed necessary to maintain the racist equilibrium.
Imam Abdullah Haron was ‘most likely’ beaten while in detention, doctor testifies
Written by Chevon Booysen
Multimedia Journalist, Cape Times
09 Nov
Cape Town – The reopened inquest into late Imam Abdullah Haron’s death continued at the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday with a forensic pathologist giving expert testimony.
Dr Itumeleng Molefe, who was called as a witness to assist the State, submitted that Haron’s injuries were mostly likely the result of assault.
Molefe told the court that it was “highly improbable” that Haron sustained the injuries – 23 bruises and a fractured rib – in a fall down a flight of stairs at Cape Town Central SAPS, the then Caledon SAPS.
Pathologist expertly casts doubts on the thoroughness of original Imam Haron post-mortem
Written by Mwangi Githahu
Multimedia Journalist, Cape Argus
Cape Town – The reopened inquest into anti-apartheid Struggle activist Imam Abdullah Haron’s death on Wednesday heard detailed evidence about the probabilities of whether the injuries listed in the post-mortem report were caused by his alleged fall down the stairs of the Caledon Square police station, now Cape Town Central police station.
Consultant forensic pathologist Dr Dr Itumeleng ‘Tumi’ Molefe cast doubt on the thoroughness of the post-mortem report written by pioneering forensic pathologist Professor Theodor Schwär following Imam Haron’s 1969 death in police custody.
Expert witness in Haron inquest questions poor medical attention for severe headaches, chest pains
Written by Chevon Booysen
Multimedia Journalist, Cape Times
CAPETIMES
NEWS
10 Nov 2022
Cape Town – That Security Branch (SB) members paid more attention to the request for medical help for complaints of haemorrhoids (piles) as opposed to “severe headaches and chest pains”, piqued the interest of a witness at the re-opened inquest into the death in detention of late Imam Abdullah Haron.
This emerged in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday, where Judge Daniel Thulare and expert witness forensic pathologist Itumeleng Molefe deliberated on how anti-apartheid activist Haron had received more medical attention for haemorrhoids for two consecutive days over a weekend.
DE LILLE HOPES IMAM HARON INQUIRY BRINGS FAMILY CLOSURE
CAPE TOWN – Public Works Minister, Patricia de Lille, hopes an inquiry into Imam Abdullah Haron’s death brings his family and the country closer to the truth.
De Lille spoke to Eyewitness News ahead of the fourth day of the Imam Abdullah Haron inquest currently underway in the Western Cape High Court.
https://ewn.co.za/0001/01/01/de-lille-hopes-imam-haron-inquiry-brings-family-closure
‘HE HAD DIGNITY’: IMAM HARON’S ELDEST DAUGHTER RECALLS HIS LETTER FROM PRISON
CAPE TOWN – The eldest daughter of the late Imam Abdullah Haron, Shamela Shamis, has remembered her father as simple man who selflessly cared for the needy.
Day four of the reopened inquest into the death of Imam Haron, while he was in custody in 1969, is currently under way at the Western Cape High Court.
The brutality and insanity of apartheid
CASSIEM KHAN reflects on the harrowing testimony on the third day of the inquest into the killing of Imam Abdullah Haron.
On day three of the inquest into the death in detention of Imam Abdullah Haron, it would be appropriate to be reminded that inquests are judicial inquiries to ascertain the facts relating to an unnatural death.
https://muslimviews.co.za/2022/11/10/the-brutality-and-insanity-of-apartheid/
Reopened inquest into death of Imam Abdullah Haron continues
The only son of anti-apartheid activist, Imam Abdullah Haron, has given heartwrenching testimony at the reopened inquest into his father’s death in detention 53 years ago. Muhammad Haron has told the court that the Imam was a man of deep faith, had a jovial character, and was also steadfast in his commitment to social justice and equality. He says his father was aware that he had attracted the interest of the Security Branch of the apartheid-era police long before his arrest and detention.
Sustained physical assault led to Imam Haron’s death
Published 11 Nov, 2022
An independent pathologist has concluded that Imam Abdullah Haron would have survived the brutal beatings meted out by his captors had he received proper medical attention.
https://www.radio786.co.za/sustained-physical-assault-led-to-imam-harons-death/
IMAM HARON’S PRISON LETTERS’ SMUGGLER DIDN’T EXPECT HIS DEATH, COURT HEARS
CAPE TOWN – The woman who helped deliver the letters that anti-apartheid activist Imam Haron wrote from detention said she didn’t expect the Islamic scholar to meet his death in prison.
Seventy-eight-year-old Kay Ebrahim travelled from Cape Town to London in August 1969 and delivered letters to political activist Barney Desai.
‘You bottle up this thing’ – Imam Haron’s son on family suffering after suspicious death in detention
The reopened inquest into the death of anti-apartheid cleric Imam Abdullah Haron heard the testimony of how he was coldly fired while being held in detention without trial, and how his family lost their house after he died.
During a moving morning at the Western Cape High Court on Thursday, his son, Muhammed Haron, told presiding Judge Daniel Thulare his father tried to assure them that he was okay while in detention and under interrogation by apartheid Security Branch police officers.
Imam Haron Inquest: Sustained assault the root cause of ‘Imam’s demise’ – court hears
Imam Haron Inquest: Children remember a kind and jovial man
Imam Haron’s daughter, son relive painful memories during inquest
Written by Mwangi Githahu
Multimedia Journalist, Cape Argus
11 Nov
Cape Town – The emotional trauma wreaked on the family of anti-apartheid Struggle activist Imam Abdullah Haron over the more than half a century of being denied the truth about how he died, was laid bare on Thursday on the fourth day of the reopened inquest into his death.
IMAM HARON INQUEST: MY FATHER WAS UNJUSTLY TORTURED TO DEATH – SON
CAPE TOWN – The late anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron’s family said that they have a better understanding of how he was killed.
The Western Cape High heard detailed, personal accounts of who the late Imam Haron was.
Haron’s only son, Muhammed Haron and his sister Shamela Shamis testified in the re-opened inquest into his death on Thursday.
https://ewn.co.za/2022/11/11/imam-haron-inquest-my-father-was-unjustly-tortured-to-death-son
As it happened : Imam Haron Inquest – Day 5
The inquest continues on Friday. A pathologist is expected to testify on behalf of the family. Earlier this week, a pathologist for the State rubbished the apartheid security branch’s version of Haron’s death.
The inquest into the death of Imam Abdullah Haron will continue on Friday, 11 November. A pathologist, Dr Steve Naidoo, is expected to take the stand on behalf of the family’s legal representatives.
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/as-it-happened-imam-haron-inquest-day-5-morning-session/
Imam Haron’s children tell inquest of their last moments with him
Written by Chevon Booysen
Multimedia Journalist, Cape Times
11 Nov
Cape Town – There wasn’t a dry eye in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday as the children of late Imam Abdullah Haron took the stand, recollecting memories of their slain father.
Day four of the reopened inquest into Haron’s death in detention saw Shamela Haron-Shamis, the eldest of the three siblings, take the stand. She told the court it was a day the family had anticipated.
An emotional day in court as children recall Imam’s life and death
It was an emotional day in court on Thursday November 10, during the inquest into the killing of Imam Abdullah Haron. CASSIEM KHAN reports.
THE foot soldiers of the Apartheid regime were encouraged to serve and protect the state by any means necessary. They were commended for telling lies and claiming easy victories over their victims. They colluded, connived and conspired not as a necessity or aberration but as their best professional practice. These operatives were not a few rogue elements; they were the essence and foundation of the rogue state they swore their allegiance to protect. Apartheid was declared a crime against humanity for this and many other reasons.
OPINION Imam Haron Inquest – Where is the solidarity?
Cassiem Khan writes
Thirty thousand people joined the janaza of Imam Abdullah Haron on 29 September, 1969. This funeral procession grew to become an 8km long protest march to bury the first religious leader killed by the apartheid government whilst in detention. On Thursday 10 November 2022, the 4th day of the inquest into the killing of Imam Haron, and excluding the media and a few family members, at no point in the day did I count even 30 people to support the family in court.
https://www.radio786.co.za/opinion-imam-haron-inquest-where-is-the-solidarity/
Inquest into Haron’s death told of assault (New)
The bruises found on anti-apartheid activist and Muslim cleric, Imam Abdullah Haron, indicate that he was probably repeatedly beaten and kicked, in some instances while lying down. Expert forensic pathologist, Dr. Steve Naidoo, says the pain from bruises to Harons’s chest, legs, and ankle would have been so severe and debilitating, that he would have been unable to move. Naidoo is testifying in the High Court in Cape Town on the fifth day of the reopened inquest into Haron’s 1969 death in detention.
Imam Haron undoubtedly brutally assaulted, pathologist says in reopened inquest (New)
- The reopened inquest into the death-in-detention of anti-apartheid cleric Imam Abdullah Haron heard evidence that his bruising would not have been caused by a fall.
- A pathologist testified that there were many irregularities with the postmortem.
- He declared that Haron’s injuries were most likely caused by assault.
The anti-apartheid cleric Imam Abdullah Haron was most likely kicked, punched, stomped on and hit with a truncheon while detained by the Security Branch in 1969, a pathologist testified at the reopened inquest into his death on Friday.
The foetal position he was found in inside a cell at the Maitland police station in Cape Town also showed he would have been in extreme pain and emotional distress at the time of his death.
This is the view of Dr Steven Naidoo, formerly a district surgeon who now runs a private pathology practice.
IMAM HARON SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES THAT LED TO HIS DEATH, SAYS MEDICAL EXPERT (New)
CAPE TOWN – A medical expert has testified that late struggle activist – Imam Abdullah Haron – sustained fatal injuries that showed that he was physically assaulted.
The first week of an inquiry into the Islamic scholar’s death in detention wrapped up at the Western Cape high court on Friday.
Emotions run high during first four days of reopening of inquest into Imam Abdullah Haron’s death (New)
Written by Genevieve Serra:
WEEKEND ARGUS – NEWS
Published Nov 12, 2022
Cape Town – It was a week of high emotions for the family of late anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron as for the first time in decades they were given an insight into the final moments of his life.
The inquest into his death started earlier this week at the Cape Town High Court and saw his daughter Shamela Shamis taking the witness stand.
She described her father as a simple man who was a devout Muslim and who cared for those in need.
The National Prosecuting Authority confirmed that Haron’s three daughters would be taking the stand during the duration of the inquest, which is expected to end on November 18.
Reopened inquest reveals Imam Haron was undoubtedly assaulted (New)
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During the original inquest in 1970, interrogating officers claimed that Imam Haron sustained his injuries falling down a staircase. On Friday 11 November a pathologist testified that the activist’s injuries were undoubtedly caused by assault.
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/reopened-inquest-reveals-imam-haron-was-undoubtedly-assaulted/
Evidence at Haron inquest lays bare apartheid police brutality
Written by Bulelwa Payi
WEEKEND ARGUS NEWS
Published Nov 13, 2022
Evidence that will expose how apartheid Security Branch policemen violated political detainees’ human rights through torture and beatings is expected at the reopened inquest into the death of Imam Abdullah Haron.
Former political detainees including Jeremy Cronin, Yousuf Gabru, Robert Wilcox, Shirley Gunn and Stephanie Kemp will testify next week.
Inquest hears how Imam Haron’s injuries show he may have been beaten to death
Written by Mwangi Githahu
Multimedia Journalist, Cape Argus
14 Nov Published 23h ago
Cape Town – The family, friends and supporters of anti-apartheid struggle activist Imam Abdullah Haron are still reeling from evidence that points to the Imam having been beaten to death during his last days in police custody.
Specialist forensic pathologist Professor Steve Naidoo testified that the extensive injuries seen all over Haron were caused by blunt force impacts probably caused by a series of assaults.
WATCH COURT PROCEEDINGS: (Courtesy of FHR)
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Fort Calata Foundation hosts second annual Memorial Lecture
The 2nd annual Fort Calata memorial lecture will start shortly in Cradock in the Eastern Cape. The lecture is hosted by the Fort Calata Foundation. Calata and three others, Matthew Goniwe, Sparrow Mkonto and Sicelo Mhlauli- known as the Cradock four- were murdered by the security police in 1984 for their involvement in the liberation struggle. This year the discussion panel is made up of among others, Dr Allan Boesak, Konehali Gugushe, the daughter of Mapetla Mohapi, Zelda Holtzman the former head of Parliament Security as well as community activist, Siphosomzi Ndwalaza. The panel will engage on the topic of ‘Ethical leadership’. Zolani Moya is at the Cradock four garden of remembrance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3r14NrWm8k
ONLY SAns CAN SAVE THEMSELVES FROM INJUSTICES OF ANC GOVT: FORT CALATA LECTURE
Political activist and Banker, Konehali Gugushe says the state of crime in South Africa is largely due to a lack leadership.
CAPE TOWN – The Fort Calata memorial lecture has heard that South Africans must save themselves from the injustices of the ANC government.
Allan Boesak, Konehali Gugushe, Zelda Holtzman, and Siphosomzi Ndwalaza spoke about ethical leadership and how the current leaders serve their own interests instead of serving the people.
NPA refers some 129 unsolved apartheid-era crimes to the Hawks
The NPA has referred some 129 unsolved apartheid-era crimes to the Hawks’ Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigating unit. This comes after longstanding calls for the NPA to prosecute apartheid-era crimes. Imtiaz Cajee weighs in.
