Death squads probe

17 October 2008 - 02:00
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The Harmse Commission was established in 1990 to investigate the existence of death squads in the apartheid security police.

The Harmse Commission was established in 1990 to investigate the existence of death squads in the apartheid security police.

This was after revelations of the existence of the notorious Vlakplaas, headed by "prime evil" Eugene de Kock, where members of the liberation movements were tortured and killed.