OWNED" BY VERWOERD MEN
A South African newspaper, the Rand Daily Mail, has reported that the two automobiles used in kidnapping Dennis Higgs were originally bought by the Verwoerd government,
Higgs was kidnapped from his home ‘in. ‘usaka, ‘Northern -Rho= desia,. by three white men on August 28. The next day he was "found" by police in Johannesburg bound and blindfolded in one of the cars, He had been béaten by his abductors. ‘They had hauled: him from Northern Rhodesia, through Southern Rhodesia and into South Africa, a total of 1,000 miles and across two borders without any interference from authorities, [See September 18 World outlook for onthe-scene story from Lusaka. |
After keeping the British-born ‘teacher in . jail for three days, the South African government, in response to heavy pressure from British authorities, released him into their custody, He then flew to England with his wife and baby daughter,
In London September 18, Dennis Higgs said: "If the cars were South African government vehicles than I intend to take legal action,"
The South African police did not deny the revelation made by the Rand Daily Mail, but police chief General J,M.Keevy said the article was treresponsible.” oo.
The ‘Verwoerd. government is still pressing Britain to return: Higgs to face charges of “bomb sabotage,"
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