Request for all and any records relating to Suliman Saloojee who died on 9th September 1964 in the Special Branch Headquarters, Johannesburg.
Reference number: SAH-2018-DSS-0005
Submitting organisation: South African History Archive (SAHA)
Requestee: Department of State Security
Status: closed
Status note: Process concluded
Date submitted: November 09, 2018
Stage(s):
Initial request, internal appeal
Request description:
Request for all and any records relating to SulimanSaloojee who died on 9th September 1964 in the Special Branch Headquarters, Johannesburg. The alleged cause of death was suicide by jumping from the 7th Floor of the Special Branch Headquarters, Johannesburg. There have been concerns about the alleged cause of his death. Please be sure to include the following:
I. Copies of intelligence reports;
II. Police reports and investigative findings;
III. Medical reports from the inquest magistrate;
IV. Post mortem reports;
V. Any and all other documents that are related to or documents of the treatment of Suliman Saloojee while detained and his death.
http://sabctrc.saha.org.za/reports/volume3/chapter6/subsection7.htm
Initial request communication
Communication sent
Submission of PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0005
Sent on: November, 09 2018
Confirmation of receipt of PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0005
Sent on: November, 14 2018
Confirmation of receipt of PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0005 - follow up and request fee payment details
Sent on: November, 19 2018
Failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0005 within statutory time frame
Sent on: December, 14 2018
Repeated failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0005 within statutory time frame
Sent on: December, 24 2018
Notice of intention to lodge internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0005
Sent on: January, 08 2019
Reminder to lodge internal appeal / complaint (Public/Private)
Sent on: January, 13 2019
Response received
Response date: PendingResponse nature: Pending
Received within statutory period: No
Internal appeal communication
Communication sent
Submission of internal appeal against decision relating to PAIA request SAH-2018-DSS-0005
Sent on: February, 18 2019
Response received
Response date: 2019-02-19Response nature: Substituted new decision - released in full
Received within statutory period: Yes
Released records
Record summary
This is a 67 page document from the Department of state Security, which when opened is a report or research paper on the South African state between 1960 to 1990, this paper gives information on the ways of detention, banning and banishment, judical execution, interrogation, arson and struggle heroes, undated.
Total pages
67
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_A27.01.01
Record summary
This is a 1 page record from the Department of State Security, which when opened is a report on how Suliman Saloojee died while in detention, undated.
Total pages
1
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_A27.01.02