The DA is laying charges of culpable homicide today against former Gauteng health MEC Qedani Mahlangu following the release of the Health Ombudsman’s report on the deaths of at least 94 psychiatric patients. The submissions contained in the DA’s affidavit detail possible criminal offences committed by the MEC under the Mental Health Care Act and the National Health Act.
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