Minister not activist in memoirs

MINISTER of Police Nathi Nhleko yesterday placed on record that he had never killed anyone.

This comes in the wake of the release of retired deputy chief justice and liberation struggle stalwart Dikgang Moseneke’s published memoirs‚ My Own Liberator.

In it‚ Moseneke makes reference to a young activist by the name of Nathi Nhleko who is involved in a politically motivated murder trial in the ’80s.

In a statement released yesterday‚ Nhleko said he wished to distance himself from the person mentioned and any incidents associated with him.

“Since the Minister of Police Nkosinathi Nhleko shares a first and last name with the person mentioned in the book‚ a wrong impression has been created that he is the person in question‚” the ministry said.

Moseneke’s autobiograp which was published this month‚ covers his life as a child‚ his education‚ family and the 15 years he spent on Robben Island. — TMG Digital