Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) hears of torture, Leon Scott released.
TRC HEARS OF TORTURE: Leon Scott and relatives attend a Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing during which Captain Jeff Benzien applied for amnesty for torturing Scott’s fellow activists during apartheid. Scott was jailed alongside 14 others after being convicted of furthering the aims of the ANC. Also present to offer words of comfort to victims of torture was Farieda Omar, the wife of Dullah Omar.
