Ex-ministro da Justiça Masutha depõe sobre decisão de liberdade condicional de Eugene de Kock

O ex-ministro da Justiça Michael Masutha disse à Comissão Khampepe que se reuniu com mais de 250 parentes de vítimas da era do apartheid após descobrir que eles não haviam sido consultados sobre o pedido de liberdade condicional de Eugene de Kock em 2014.

Ao depor em 26 de maio de 2026, Masutha afirmou que recebeu o processo completo de de Kock logo após assumir o cargo e notou que uma alegação de consulta às famílias carecia de documentos comprobatórios.

Ele convocou uma reunião com os parentes, que confirmaram não terem sido consultados, o que o levou a adiar a decisão sobre a liberdade condicional.

Mais tarde, Masutha concedeu a liberdade condicional sob a condição de que de Kock ajudasse a localizar os restos mortais de vítimas.

Ele também descreveu ter autorizado a reabertura dos inquéritos sobre as mortes de Ahmed Timol, Neil Aggett e Hoosen Mia Haffejee, e declarou que não existia nenhuma política para suprimir casos da TRC durante seu mandato.

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