Chief Albert Luthuli's death fuelled liberation movement, says ANC's Radebe
Radebe was concluding his testimony at the KwaZulu-Natal High Court on Wednesday, where the recently re-opened an inquest into Luthuli’s death is being heard.
Albert Luthuli. Picture: Wikicommons
JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress (ANC) veteran, Jeff Radebe, said that the apartheid government thought that killing Chief Albert Luthuli would destroy the liberation movement, however, it only served to fuel it.
Radebe was concluding his testimony at the KwaZulu-Natal High Court on Wednesday, where the recently reopened inquest into Luthuli’s death is being heard.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is seeking to overturn the 1967 inquest, which ruled Luthuli died after being hit by a steam train.
Testifying on the witness stand on Wednesday morning, Radebe said that Luthuli was murdered for assisting the ANC in its mission to bring down the apartheid government.
"Even though Luthuli was one of our greatest leaders of the ANC but the ANC always believed in collective leadership. They kill one leader, other leaders emerge to ensure the struggle continues."
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