The Gqeberha High Court has adjourned the inquest into Steve Bantu Biko's death to March 4. The delay allows time to resolve legal representation for two persons of interest. This reopened probe examines Biko's 1977 death in police custody.
The inquest into the death of Black Consciousness leader Steve Bantu Biko was adjourned by the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape until March 4. The postponement aims to address legal representation issues for the two persons of interest involved.
This reopened inquest seeks to re-examine the circumstances of Biko's death while in police custody in 1977. It will determine whether anyone can be held criminally responsible, following a 1978 inquest that cleared apartheid-era police of wrongdoing.
The two former apartheid police officers have applied for state funding for their legal representatives. This matter must be confirmed before proceedings can continue.
Biko, a prominent anti-apartheid activist, died in custody at age 30, sparking international outrage and highlighting abuses under the apartheid regime.