Word: inquest
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...unrest. In June 1976, student-inspired riots broke out in the sprawling black suburb of Soweto, outside Johannesburg; urban black unrest has continued sporadically across the country ever since, taking more than 600 lives. Two months ago, a young black leader, Stephen Biko, 30, died mysteriously in prison. An inquest is still pending, but there is widespread suspicion that prison beating contributed to his death. The Biko case produced further disorder, and on Oct. 19 the government responded by arresting or "banning"?a unique form of near-solitary confinement which can include house arrest?some 60 individuals, 18 organizations...
...Soweto riots began 17 months ago. It has been further fanned by the death in September of the imprisoned black political leader Stephen Biko. An autopsy, still to be released, reportedly finds that Biko's death was caused by "extensive head injury of unknown origin," and an inquest begun two weeks ago and postponed will continue Nov. 14. The South African crackdown on political dissenters was the final straw...
...death of the 30-year-old black leader Stephen Biko in a Pretoria jail (TIME, Sept. 26). The minister first strongly implied that Biko, who was detained for questioning under South Africa's tough internal security laws, had died as a result of a hunger strike. An inquest, expected to be held later this month, will inquire into the suspicious circumstances of the death. Kruger further infuriated blacks by saying that Biko's death had "left him cold...
There is also the issue of Pound's insanity. While Heymann explores this in depth and uncovers a few new tidbits about the inquest into Pound's mental state--especially the conflicting reports by psychiatrists--the issue really isn't part of Pound's political life...
...mind" that there were political overtones behind the placement of the trial in a criminal court. "The Grand Jury no longer provides a protection of the citizen against the state," he said, citing his client's inability to appear on his own behalf before the month-long election inquest...