KZN NPA reopens inquests into deaths of Luthuli, Mxenge
The National Prosecuting Authority is reopening
inquests into the deaths of anti-apartheid activists Chief Albert Luthuli and
Griffiths Mxenge.
The Pietermaritzburg High Court will re-examine the circumstances surrounding their deaths, with proceedings scheduled to begin on Monday.
Chief Luthuli, a former traditional leader of Groutville and ANC president, was stripped of his title by the apartheid government for his activism.
He spent his final years under house arrest before his death in 1967. He was reportedly struck by a train.
Mxenge, a civil rights lawyer, was assassinated in Umlazi in 1981 by apartheid death squads.
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His killers were later named by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission but were granted amnesty before sentencing.
NPA spokesperson Natasha Kara says Justice Minister Ronald Lamola approved the reopening of the inquests on the recommendation of the National Director of Public Prosecutions.
She says KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Elaine Harrison will oversee the inquests.
The two matters will run concurrently in separate courtrooms at the Pietermaritzburg High Court.
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