Marking the 43rd anniversary of his death, the family of Solomon Mahlangu on Wednesday opened an inquest into his death.
The family of Solomon Mahlangu want an inquest opened to establish whether he really died by hanging.Did Solomon Mahlangu die by hanging at the hands of the apartheid regime, or was he killed by three bullets?
The official version says the Umkhonto we Sizwe operative was executed by hanging on April 6 1979, but his family on Wednesday said they had doubts and wanted to know the truth. On the 43rd anniversary of his demise, on Wednesday, the family has opened an inquest into the 23-year-old's death. ANC leaders, including the co-ordinator in the secretary-general's office, Gwen Ramokgopa, spokesperson Pule Mabe and interim ANC Youth League leader Nonceba Mhlauli accompanied the family to open a case at Mamelodi West police station in the east of Pretoria.
“The Mahlangu family has reservations regarding the death of the struggle icon and opening an inquest would be the best way of giving them piece of mind,” said Mhlauli. “It is the family that wanted to open the case and the ANC Youth League is here to support them. We want our history to be captured right and part of that means knowing how Mahlangu died.”
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