No clarity from SANDF on refusal to fund retired general’s defence
The inquest is scheduled return to court on October 4
02 July 2025 - 04:30
In a sidebar to the Cradock Four inquest on Tuesday, the defence force declined to comment on why it had refused legal representation to retired Lieutenant-General Christoffel “Joffel” van der Westhuizen, whom the state alleges gave the order for the activists to be assassinated...
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