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-SAP-0017
Submitting organisation: South African History Archive (SAHA)
Requestee: South African Police Service
Status: closed
Status note: Process concluded
Date submitted: November 06, 2018
Stage(s):
Initial request
Request description:
Request for all and any records relating to Suliman Saloojee 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 police reports and investigative findings on those responsible for the death of Suliman Saloojee, including Captain ‘Rooi Rus’ Swanepoel, Major Brits of the Railway Police, Sergeant Cj Van Zyl, Constable Van Der Heever and Lieutenant HC Muller.
http://sabctrc.saha.org.za/reports/volume3/chapter6/subsection7.htm
Initial request communication
Communication sent
Submission of PAIA request SAH-2018-SAP-0017
Sent on: November, 06 2018
Confirmation of receipt of PAIA request SAH-2018-SAP-0017
Sent on: November, 11 2018
Failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2018-SAP-0017 within statutory time frame
Sent on: December, 11 2018
Repeated failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2018-SAP-0017 within statutory time frame
Sent on: December, 21 2018
Notice of intention to lodge internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2018-SAP-0017
Sent on: January, 05 2019
Response received
Response date: PendingResponse nature: Pending
Received within statutory period: No