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Vlok court date on Tuesday
25/06/2007 17:21 - (SA)
Johannesburg - Two apartheid-era police bosses will know on Tuesday when they will stand trial for the alleged poisoning of the Rev Frank Chikane.
The National Prosecuting Authority said it was ready to prosecute former police minister Adriaan Vlok and ex-police chief Johann van der Merwe.
Chikane was the secretary-general of the SA Council of Churches in 1989, when his underwear was lined with a poison that attacked his nervous system.
Vlok and Van der Merwe were meant to stand trial in Pretoria High Court in 2004, but the NPA reversed its decision to prosecute them.
On Monday, NPA spokesperson Panyaza Lesufi said this time the trial would go ahead. He said all that remained was for a judge to be appointed and a trial date to be set.
Washed Chikane's feet
Vlok refused to comment on the matter, but appeared cheerful.
"At this stage, no comment at all. I am in good spirits; the Lord will take me through, but I have no comment on this matter," he said.
Last September, Vlok asked Chikane's forgiveness and washed his feet.
Van der Merwe could not be reached for comment.
Chikane - a Director-general in the Presidency - has repeatedly asked others to come forward and reveal what happened in 1989, but has never called for prosecution.
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