11 January 1999
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission refused amnesty to the notorious former police officer Gideon Nieuwoudt, for his role in the death of Steve Biko in 1977. In a seven page decision of the Amnesty Committee chairman Ronnie Pillay stated that Nieuwoudt had failed to demonstrate a political motivation for his actions, a requirement for amnesty. Nieuwoudt was one of five former security policemen who applied for amnesty in connection with Biko's death.
References

Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.|Reuters, (2005), Gideon Nieuwoudt, Apartheid Enforcer, 54, Is Dead, from The New York Times, 20 August, [online], Available at www.nytimes.com [Accessed: 11 December 2013]