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. | itchybyte
The Cape Town Central Police Station stairs where Imam Haron was badly injured, seen during the inquest inspection on 8 November 2022.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 Haron family rejected the"falling down steps" explanation, which was common for deaths during the apartheid years.
"In contrast, there are significant injuries on Haron's chest, inner right thigh and calf, both shins and the left hamstring which cannot be connected to the alleged fall," Moodley found. Haron's three children, Shamela Shamis, Muhammed Haron, and Professor Fatiema Haron Masoet, were all in court again after emotional inspections in loco at the two police stations.
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