Inquest into Ahmed Timol’s death was biased, says retired police officer
The inquest into activist Ahmed Timol’s death has heard gripping evidence of how the original inquest into his death in police custody was a cover-up, and failed the basics of an impartial investigation. On Thursday, retired police officer and experienced investigator Frank Dutton told the inquest held in the High Court in Pretoria that "the investigation into the death of Timol amounted to a cover-up of the truth". He told the inquest that he doubted the existence of Mr X‚ an undercover agent who is said to have seen Timol jumping out of the window to his death at the notorious John Vorster Square building, in 1971. He said Mr X was supposedly the person who walked into the room where Timol was detained and mentioned that they knew where Quinton Jacobson‚ who was believed to be Timol’s co-conspirator‚ was. This was said to have frightened Timol to such an extent that he walked to the window and jumped to his death. Dutton said Mr X did not appear before the original inquest. He sai...
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