Maki Skosana ( Eng. Maki Skosana ; circa 1961 - July 20, 1985) is a South African citizen who was accused of fighting for apartheid by working for the police and burned alive. The record of her murder was shown on South African television and became a symbol of violence perpetrated by fighters against apartheid [1] . The Truth and Reconciliation Commission considers Maki Skosanu to be the first documented victim of the execution “necklace” [2] .
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Doom
It is known that at the time of death Skosane was 24 years old. She worked in a factory and was a single mother bringing up her five year old son [3] . At that time, there was a struggle with apartheid in South Africa. A common practice in dealing with people who were considered supporters of apartheid or accused of working for the government was their lynching, during which the fighters against apartheid burned them alive [4] .
On July 20, 1985, in the town of Douduz, Skosan was accused by the apartheid fighters of being a police informant. According to prosecutors, Skosan was involved in the deaths of four activists of the struggle against apartheid. Perhaps the was involved in these events - a group of government agents operating under cover. At the funeral of the dead activists who were broadcast on television, hundreds of people came.
Maki Skosana, who knew one of the victims, also came to the funeral. There she was accused of involvement in the death of the departed. After the funeral ended, Skosan attempted to escape, but she was caught up and beaten. To Skosana not trying to escape, she was crushed by a huge stone. After that, they put a tire on her neck, doused it with gasoline and set it on fire [1] .
Implications
The killing of Maki Skosana was captured by surveillance cameras [3] . The footage of her death was shown on television and was used in propaganda against the fighters against apartheid [5] .
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, investigating Skosana’s death, concluded that she was not involved in the death of activists [6] , but merely became a “scapegoat” [4] .
Notes
- 2 1 2 Blacks Act on Informer Rumors: Rage Over Apartheid - but Was Victim a Traitor? , Los Angeles Times (1 August 1985). The appeal date is February 4, 2019.
- ↑ International Association of Forensic Sciences Meeting. Forensic Odontology & Anthropology . - Verlag Dr. Köster, 1995. - p. 154. - ISBN 3895741078 .
- ↑ 1 2 An epitaph for Maki (English) , The Mail and Guardian (2 February 1996). The appeal date is February 4, 2019.
- 2 1 2 Cole, C. Eyes and ears of ears of the nation: television and the implicated witness. - Indiana University Press, 2009.
- ↑ Necklacing of Maki Skosana Neopr . Crime in South Africa (2008).
- Neck “Necklacing of Maki Skosana” , “Crime in South Africa”, 2008