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Murder she wrote unfinished business8/15/2023 ![]() The Supreme Court of Appeal indicated that although it would have to consider the issue of political interference in light of Rodrigues’ arguments, it is unlikely the court will make a general ruling on the matter. The NPA and the high court in Johannesburg that dismissed Rodrigues’ appeal in 2019 acknowledged political interference in the amnesty process. ![]() Rodrigues had the opportunity to raise this suspicion at the reopened inquest in 2017 but did not. The courts struck down this process in 2008 because it favoured perpetrators over victims. His counsel suggested Rodrigues may have been granted amnesty without his knowledge through a “backdoor amnesty” process by the Thabo Mbeki administration in 2005. Timol ruling raises hopes and poses more questions.They also argued that the political interference into the prosecution of TRC cases has prejudiced the octogenarian. This month, his lawyers argued that the 47 years between the death of Timol and the prosecution of their client in 2018 have prejudiced Rodrigues’ constitutional right to a fair trial. The decision was appealed and dismissed in 2019. In 2017, Judge Billy Mothle, who presided over the reopened inquest into Timol’s death, recommended the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) prosecute Rodrigues. Rodrigues is implicated in the death of activist and teacher Ahmed Timol in 1971. On 6 November 2020, the Supreme Court of Appeal heard the application of former apartheid security police clerk João Rodrigues to have the case of murder against him dismissed. There also have been calls for the government to address the often-ignored issue of reparations for victims of apartheid. The ANC has broken its 17-year official silence on Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) prosecutions and committed to getting justice for victims’ families. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). ![]() Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window).Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window).Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). ![]()
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