The Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday ruled that the slain anti-apartheid activist was murdered after he was detained by the security police in 1982 and did not die by suicide as was initially ruled.
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Dipale was arrested on 5 August 1982 under the Internal Security Act. He was found hanged from his cell at the infamous John Vorster Square in Johannesburg, three days later. His death was ruled a suicide at the time.
Security police at John Vorster Square are to blame for the death of anti-apartheid activist Ernest Moabi Dipale, the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has found.