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När Diako<strong>ni</strong>as direktor Paddy Kearney togs av säkerhetspolisen den 26
augusti 1985, kom bland andra Jeanne Noel, De<strong>ni</strong>s Hurley och Wesley
Mabuza snabbt till kontoret för att ta ansvar för arbetet, bedja och
sjunga. Paddy Kearney släpptes efter två veckor.
used by the Defence Council, the presiding
judge found that at the time, the occupation of
the Centre by the Defence Force was an illegal
act because the State of Emergency had not yet
been made public. Accompa<strong>ni</strong>ed by a Deputy
Sheriff, we returned to the Centre where the
Major refused to accept the Court ruling and
we were still refused entry to the Centre. After
lengthy negotiations between our legal counsel
and the defence counsel, we were allowed to
enter the Centre.
When some of the tenants attempted to
enter the building, they were escorted by members
of the security forces to their offices. All
De nordiska biskoparnas uttalade stöd uppmärksammades
och uppskattades.
the offices were thoroughly searched and
numerous documents were removed by the
security forces. At about 17h30 the same day,
the security forces withdrew, leaving the Centre
in the control of the South African Police.
We were once again de<strong>ni</strong>ed access to the building
until 7 am the following mor<strong>ni</strong>ng. <strong>The</strong>
search and seizure continued and lasted until
noon, 13 June.
Anlagd brand
Tillsammans med Caritas i Tyskland, Hamilton
Commission for Evangelisation, ICCO, Lutherska
Världsförbundet, Norska kyrkan och Rockefeller
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