Twenty Namibian citizens have served summons on the Administrator General, claiming damages amounting to R420,000 for alleged assaults by members of the South African security forces. The plaintiffs include relatives of the two men who died in police custody in November 1982, as well as civilians detained in the Kavango and Ovambo regions during that period. The summonses were issued on 15 April under sections of the Defence Act and the Police Act. The Administrator General was given 30 days to respond; the matter was then due to go to the Supreme Court (WO/WA 19.4.83).
Issue 47 · article
AG Sued for Damages
Report on a lawsuit against the Administrator General for alleged assaults by security forces.
