Special Report Transcript Episode 5, Section 2, Time ??

Mtimkulu spent months in hospital recovering. In April 1992 he sued the minister of police for torturing and poisoning him. Two weeks later Siphiwo Mtimkulu and a friend, Topsy Madaka disappeared, they were never seen again. Mtimkulu must be dead, but he left something behind: a set of diaries. // After being released he wrote the diary. I’m releasing it now because I want these people to be exposed for what they did to Siphiwo. // ‘I still had on only my underpants, Niewoudt left the office with the towel. He returned, the towel was wet and dripping with water. He tied it over my nose and mouth. As I inhaled, water entered my nasal passage. Breathing was difficult. I lost consciousness and fell. The towel was removed. This was done until I lost consciousness several times. Each time I fell on my back. At times he will sit on my back and hit me. The others would kick me like …Dunster while doing pushups. The moment I stood up he would start boxing me … that is Dunster now… others will laugh and kick me and then walk away. Dunster apparently is interested in karate. He is the one who hit me with karate blows.

Notes: Elizabeth and Sipho Mtimkulu interviewed; Extract from Siphiwo’s diary read by his mother

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