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Special Report Transcript Episode 22, Section 2, Time 01:59The story of the Upington 26 is one of murder committed in the frenzy of political upheaval. But it is also a lesson in the horror of the death penalty. Although the accused in the Upington 26 murder trial was saved from the gallows, the death row experienced left deep scars on the entire community. It was here that a local policeman Lucas Jacob Sethwala was killed and set alight. Earlier on this day a crowd gathered outside the house of his mother Beatrice Sethwala. Notes: Pabalelo; Scene of killing References select each tab to search for references Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report TRC Victims GlossaryThe Municipal Police force was created to defend black local authorities in townships across the country and to bolster the security forces' efforts to deal with the climate of 'ungovernability' that had gripped the country in the mid-1980s. Approximately 14 000 Municipal Police officers were ... Twenty-six people were charged with participation in the crowd killing of Municipal Policeman Lucas 'Jetta' Sethwala in Paballelo, Upington, on 13 November 1985. Of the 25 convicted of murder on the basis of common purpose, 14 were sentenced to death. The twenty-sixth person was convicted of ... |
