South Africa

Barbara Hogan’s list of close comrades ‘led to Aggett’s detention’

24 January 2020 - 06:05 By Naledi Shange
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Elizabeth Floyd, girlfriend of the late Neil Aggett, testifies at the inquest into his death on Thursday.
Elizabeth Floyd, girlfriend of the late Neil Aggett, testifies at the inquest into his death on Thursday.
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The high court on Wednesday heard that the targets on the backs of Dr Neil Aggett and his girlfriend, Dr Elizabeth Floyd, may have originated from a list of “close comrades” compiled by anti-apartheid activist Barbara Hogan, now a former cabinet minister.

The list had apparently landed with the security branch of the police, sparking an interest in the young couple.

 

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