GENERAL MAGNUS MALAN & OTHER GENERALS ACQUITTED NTHULI FAMILY REAX. TO YESTERDAY'S VERDICT OF 6 FOUND NOT GUILTY; IFP SUPPORTERS; ARRIVAL MALAN & REAX AFTER VERDICT

Record ID: 893618

  • Title: GENERAL MAGNUS MALAN & OTHER GENERALS ACQUITTED NTHULI FAMILY REAX. TO YESTERDAY'S VERDICT OF 6 FOUND NOT GUILTY; IFP SUPPORTERS; ARRIVAL MALAN & REAX AFTER VERDICT
  • Date: 11th October 1996
  • Summary: GENERAL MAGNUS MALAN & OTHER GENERALS ACQUITTED NTHULI FAMILY REAX. TO YESTERDAY'S VERDICT OF 6 FOUND NOT GUILTY; IFP SUPPORTERS; ARRIVAL MALAN & REAX AFTER VERDICT
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  • City: DURBAN
  • Country: South Africa
  • Reuters ID: 96OCT11R01
  • Story Text:GENERAL MAGNUS MALAN AT THE DURBAN SUPREME COURT re: Verdict: Found not guilty

    08.15.58 EXTERIORS COURT BUILDING
    08.20.59 POLICE ON STEPS OUTSIDE COURT
    08.23.36 KOOS VAN DER MERWE [IFP WHIP] ...yesterday was a good day; today is going to be e better day.
    08.29.25 STRONG POLICE PRESENCE
    08.36.39 MBOSI NTHULI FAMILY REAX. we are very dissatisfied about what happened yesterday. I can't understand how can people who pulled the trigger are found not guilty. What about those who sent them to do it? If the people who pulled the trigger are found not guilty, then what do you think of the officials? What happened to them - so I'm very dissatisfied about the whole system about what's going on inside here...
    08.37.22 ...they've taken the decision that those people are honest I mean murderers are foiund honest. If this Law allows murderers to be honest, what about the innocent people. I mean the people who were murdered at home, weren't even participating in the struggle; I was participating in the struggle with Victor and they murdered innocent people including 2 year old children and they are honest.
    08.37.46 The evidence is there - the judge even said it, that thse people did pull the trigger...but they are honest; they are free. The murderers are free..
    08.44.55 GENERAL KAT LIEBENBERG IN NECK-BRACE ARRIVING
    08.46.02 GENERAL TIENIE GROENEWALD ENTERING COURT
    08.49.10 GENERAL MAGNUS MALAN ENTERING COURT SMILING AT PRESS & THROWING A THUMBS-UP
    10.06.27 IFP SUPPORTERS TOI-TOPIING OUTSIDE WITH POLICE WATCHING
    11.29.14 FRONT OF COURT WITH IFP TOI-TOIING
    11.30.16 ACQUITTED ACCUSED HUGGING
    11.41.03 MALAN COMING OUT
    11.42.49 READING STATEMENT: While our country is staggering under waves of crime, corruption & stress, an important event took place here today. All those who believe in democracy can gain hope for the future from this.
    11.43.08 Today the truth has preveailed. The importance that we as South Africans should attach to our judicial system has once again been reiterarted by the effective testing of evidence in a Court of Law...
    11.44.08 ...our hearts go out to the next of kin of the victims of Kwamakutha. It is our hope that they will gain peace of mind especially they had to relive the traumatic events...special word of thanks to President Mandela...
    11.44.38 ...this led to the victory of justice. We hope that the same disposition will prevail in the case of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission.
    11.45.22 I'll reply to questions from tomorrow onwards. I feel so relieved being acquitted in this court case; give me a time to think again just to become normal and see my family.
    11.45.53 GENERALS FOLLOWING MALAN DOWN THE STEPS
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