Description
On 6 September 1966, inside the House of Assembly in Cape Town, Dimitri Tsafendas fatally stabbed Hendrik Verwoerd, South Africa's Prime Minister and so-called "architect of apartheid." Tsafendas was immediately arrested, and before the authorities had even questioned him, they declared him a madman without any political motive for the killing. In the Cape Supreme Court, Tsafendas was found unfit to stand trial on the grounds that he suffered from schizophrenia and that he had no political motive for killing Verwoerd. Tsafendas spent the next 28 years in prison, making him the longest-serving prisoner in South African history. For most of his incarceration, he was subjected to cruel and inhumane treatment by the prison authorities. This new updated edition contains all the developments regarding the Tsafendas case after the publication of the book's first edition.
Author: Harris Dousemetzis
Publisher: Vernon Press
Published: 05/18/2023
Pages: 522
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.52lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.05d
ISBN13: 9781648896972
ISBN10: 1648896979
BISAC Categories:
- History | Africa | South | Republic of South Africa
- Political Science | History & Theory | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Political