Chief Albert Luthuli’s daughter-in-law opened up about how cops continued to harass the family even after his death, reported East Coast Radio.
The Pietermaritzburg High Court wrapped up its inquest into the death of the Nobel Peace Prize winner after a four-day hearing that occurred from Monday, 14 April 2025, to Thursday, 17 April 2025.
LUTHULI’S DAUGHTER-LAW SAYS COPS WOULD CAMP OUTSIDE THEIR HOME
Luthuli’s daughter-in-law, Wilhelmina Luthuli, said the cops would come into their home at any given day without saying anything.
“They would come at any time like early in the morning or in the night and knock hard at the door. They wouldn’t say what they were doing and what they were looking for,” she recalled.
The Anti-apartheid stalwart died in July 1967 after he was allegedly run over by a goods train.
LUTHULI’S GRANDSON BELIEVES STRUGGLE ICON’S INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE ALLEGEDLY LED TO HIS DEATH
Mthunzi Luthuli, the grandson of Albert Luthuli, said that his grandfather was allegedly killed due to his growing international influence.
According to EWN, Mthunzi said that the apartheid government was allegedly aggrieved by the influence his grandfather had.
“Luthuli was always under surveillance. Our home was under constant surveillance by government via what used to be called the Special Branch of the SAP,” said Mthunzi.
Albert Luthuli gained massive international recognition in the 1960s, marked by two significant milestones.
In 1960, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his activism against apartheid and was visited by US Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1966 at his home in Groutville.
The inquest is set to continue on Tuesday, 22 April 2025.
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