Why I asked Eugene de Kock to leave Sunday Times book prize cocktail party: Lauren Beukes

16 May 2016 - 18:24
By TMG Digital

Apartheid assassin Eugene De Kock was asked to leave the shortlist announcement for the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award at the weekend after his presence upset other attendees. Apartheid-era death squad leader Eugene de Kock was seen attending this year's #FLF2016#sabcnewspic.twitter.com/RVzjkVsbyU— Jacques Steenkamp (@JacqueSteenkamp) May 14, 2016KockHis attendance at the festival was for the book‚ "Eugene de Kock: Assassin for the State"‚ a biography by Anemari Jansen written with the full co-...

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