Charges Considered in ’77 Biko Slaying
From Times Wire Reports
A South African prosecutor said he is considering whether to bring murder charges against police in the 1977 beating death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko. South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission rejected amnesty for three officers who interrogated Biko. Another has since died, and a fifth was denied amnesty in December. The officers’ prosecution would likely reignite passions about a man who became synonymous with resistance to apartheid.
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