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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Moloise had been convicted two years ago of murdering a black policeman. The victim, Warrant Officer Philippus Selepe, 52, was slain with an automatic weapon outside his home near Pretoria in 1982. Moloise at first confessed to the crime but later recanted, charging police coercion. Later he said he had been involved in planning the ambush, but only because he was afraid that his associates in the African National Congress would kill him if he did not cooperate. The A.N.C., for its part, has insisted that its guerrillas, not Moloise, committed the murder. Moloise was, however, a firm supporter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa I Am Proud to Give My Life | 10/28/1985 | See Source »

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