Simelane, an uMkhonto weSizwe operative, disappeared in Johannesburg in September 1983 and is now understood to have been tortured, killed, and buried after she was abducted.
The case has been hamstrung by delays, with questions around Coetzee’s mental health now holding the process up and an inquiry into his fitness to stand trial having been convened as a result.
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