Court to rule on proceeding with Griffiths Mxenge death inquest
The Pietermaritzburg High Court is expected to hand down its decision as to whether the inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist and human rights lawyer Griffiths Mxenge should proceed.
The inquest into Mxenge’s death was officially reopened in April last year but was twice adjourned due to issues of legal representation of the former police officers and witnesses.
The legal team representing several witnesses and former security branch members in the probe believes the reopened inquest is a fishing expedition by the State.
The three security policemen who were found guilty were later granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
It’s the first time in South African legal history that an inquest has been reopened after a criminal trial.
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