Death sentence in South Africa
Sir,—Malesela Benjamin Moloise, a young black South African, is about to be hanged in Pretoria for a crime he did not commit. On the evidence of one anonymous witness and a confession extracted under torture, he was convicted in June, 1983, at the end of a short trial for the murder of a security policeman. He has been sentenced to hang. Future hangings, like many court trials now, will be conducted in secrecy to avoid public outcry. Families will be notified afterwards. The African National Council has stated categorically that one of its units was responsible for the death, and that Malesela Moloise was not involved in any way. While he will become just another number in the apartheid graveyard, it is important for New Zealanders to keep reminding themselves of what type of barbaric regime it is with whom we continue to flirt through diplomatic, cultural and sporting ties. — Yours, etc.. The Rey. JIM CCINSEDINE. February 24, 1984.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19840301.2.95.8
Bibliographic details
Press, 1 March 1984, Page 18
Word Count
164Death sentence in South Africa Press, 1 March 1984, Page 18
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.