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Apartheid-era security captain denies injuring Biko during detention

Apartheid-era security captain denies injuring Biko during detention

By GhanaSummary NewsroomSouth Africa

And with no reasonable explanation as to why Mr Biko was only interrogated on the 6th of September, I am gonna put it to you that he was interrogated before that and he was severely assaulted by you and your team that resulted in his injuries.

Govender: I am also gonna put it to you that the intention and the only reason that hosepipe was in that room, the intention was to assault Mr Biko and there was no scuffle.

Govender put it to Siebert that his testimonies made in the 1977 inquest, in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and in this current inquest, did not correspond.

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