Published date
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]