S.Africa rules police murdered activist, 46 years on

Former anti-apartheid activist Mohamed Timol, brother of late Ahmed Timol, triumphantly holds up a copy of a campaigning book, "Timol - A quest for justice," at the judgement proceedings in Pretoria. Photo AFP.

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The court called for an officer involved in covering up the circumstances of the 1971 death to be investigated as an accessory to murder.