Vusi Richard Thobela
Vusi Richard
An ANC member who was beaten and kept in solitary confinement by police for more than three months from 28 March 1993 at the Hazyview police station in Transvaal . Mr Thobela was arrested while bringing in weapons and ammunition from Mozambique to distribute to East Rand self-defence units (SDU), and he was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment.