Word: biko
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...What happened to Biko before he died...
...requested] medical advice as to whether he could travel and they said he could. [In Pretoria], he was put in a prison cell because that was the warrant and they immediately tried to get hold of a doctor. But the soonest they could reach him was early afternoon, so Biko was left [in prison] and treated there; that evening he died. I have never said that he died of hunger; he had definitely been on a hunger strike. He refused to eat. There is also a medical history there...
...regret your early remarks about Biko's death...
...sorry." The direct translation into English sounds a little bit callous, but I only meant to say that I was neutral. I feel sorry for any person's death. But you understand, I'm not emotionally involved; I was not a particular supporter of Mr. Biko. I knew who he was, of course, and the record of his organization. But, personally, I didn't know the late Mr. Biko from a bar of soap. I think that [police] judgment may have been at fault. With a big administration, it is quite impossible for my office to control...
...Biko a danger to the state...