Section27, representing 44 of the bereaved families, has called for those responsible to be charged with culpable homicide
Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu testifies during the Life Esidimeni arbitration hearings on January 22, 2018 in Johannesburg. , South Africa.
“Having heard all the evidence in this inquest, I have come to the conclusion the death of the deceased was due to negligence caused by the conduct of Miss Mahlangu and Dr Manamela,” said Teffo. “We trust that … Ms Mahlangu and Dr Manamela will be prosecuted for culpable homicide,” said Section27 chief executive Sasha Stevenson in a statement after the proceedings.
“I was shocked that in some years we would have 30 and other years close to 40 but, according to them , the passing of mental health patients in the NGOs was not unusual, it was normal,” said Makhura. “The PBC would be in no position to make a decision on a contract or procurement. It would completely be unlawful,” said Makhura.
In June 2015, the South African Society of Psychiatrists wrote to the MEC detailing the serious risks of the department’s premature decision to cancel the agreement with Life Esidimeni facilities. The father of one patient, Billy Maboe, described seeing the “lost souls” herded onto buses, some with their belongings in a single plastic packet, to make what he called “the Great Trek”. Billy
After the MEC’s revelations, then minister of health Aaron Motsoaledi requested an investigation into the deaths of the patients. In June 2017, in line with recommendations made by the ombud report, former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke was appointed to arbitrate an alternative dispute resolution between the government and the families of the Life Esidimeni deceased, represented by Section27 and survivors, who were represented by Legal Aid South Africa. , which began on 9 October 2017, would take three days.
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