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Helderberg victim's son asks Concourt for new inquiry─── 07:54 Wed, 28 Nov 2012
Johannesburg - Exactly 25 years to the day since the SAA Helderberg disaster, the son of a victim will approach the Constitutional Court to force the president to set up a fresh inquiry.
Eye Witness News reports that Peter Otzen said he wants a new, impartial commission of inquiry, one who’s judge is not a political puppet.
Otzen is working with forensic expert David Klatzow who believes the apartheid government committed mass murder.
Retired SAA manager Brian Watkins said he will support a new inquiry if need be.
However, he said much of the documentation has already been destroyed, some people have passed away and others won’t talk.
The Boeing 747 crashed into the Indian Ocean near Mauritius in 1987 killing 159 people after a fire on board. The disaster continues to be mired in mystery and speculation about what caused the accident. Some claim the blaze was started because the airline was carrying flammable, illegal substances for the apartheid government.
EWN
Eye Witness News reports that Peter Otzen said he wants a new, impartial commission of inquiry, one who’s judge is not a political puppet.
Otzen is working with forensic expert David Klatzow who believes the apartheid government committed mass murder.
Retired SAA manager Brian Watkins said he will support a new inquiry if need be.
However, he said much of the documentation has already been destroyed, some people have passed away and others won’t talk.
The Boeing 747 crashed into the Indian Ocean near Mauritius in 1987 killing 159 people after a fire on board. The disaster continues to be mired in mystery and speculation about what caused the accident. Some claim the blaze was started because the airline was carrying flammable, illegal substances for the apartheid government.
EWN
