By Akani Nkuna
The African National Congress has praised the high court in Johannesburg’s ruling that includes charges crimes against humanity of against the Cosas 4 murder accused.
The court on Monday dismissed an attempt by former apartheid askari Ephraim Mfalapitsa and police branch member Christiaan Rorich to have the charges dropped as the alleged offences occurred more than 20 years ago and were beyond the statute of limitation.
They told the court that alleged crimes had not been officially classified as crimes against humanity at the time.
“This judgment marks a decisive step forward in the long and painful journey toward truth, justice, and accountability for the families of our fallen young revolutionaries, Comrades Eustice ‘Bimbo’ Madikela, Peter “Ntshingo” Matabane, Fanyana Nhlapo, and Zandisile Musi who was injured at the time but has since passed away,” ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri said in a statement on Tuesday.
The Cosas 4
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