OBITUARY | Denis Kuny: unsung hero of the legal fraternity and struggle

He defended Steve Biko and helped Nelson Mandela evade security police, but avoided the limelight

25 October 2021 - 19:30 By Chris Barron

Adv Denis Kuny, who has died in Johannesburg at the age of 89, was an unsung hero of the legal fraternity during the struggle period and probably defended more anti-apartheid activists than any other advocate in SA...

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