Rodrigues died on September 7 without having his day in court.
“After been charged on 30 July 2018 for murder and defeating the aims of justice, he subsequently made 19 court appearances,” the trust said in the statement.
In 1972, an inquest ruled that Timol committed suicide when he jumped to his death at John Vorster Square police station in October 1971 and that nobody was responsible for his death. The National Prosecuting Authority subsequently recommended that Rodrigues be investigated for his role in Timol’s death.However, he applied for permanent stay of prosecution in March 2019 but his application was dismissed in September that year.
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