WORLD : Botha Overruled on Murder Trial
The Supreme Court today overruled South African President Pieter W. Botha’s order to halt the murder trial of six soldiers charged in the stabbing death of a black activist.
It marks the second time in four months that Namibia’s highest court has overturned a decision by Botha to grant immunity to soldiers accused of murder in Namibia, also known as South-West Afria.
A three-judge panel said the soldiers of Namibia’s South African-led army will have to stand trial for the Nov. 30, 1986, killing of Immanuel Shifidi.
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