Deputy President Paul Mashatile has welcomed the ruling of the Pietermaritzburg High Court, that the death of former African National Congress (ANC) leader, Chief Albert Luthuli, was as a result of injuries caused by an assault.

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate died in 1967.

The initial inquest ruled that he was hit by a goods train in Groutville and that no one was to be held accountable.

However, Judge Nompumelelo Radebe set aside the initial findings on Thursday, saying the 1967 inquest was riddled with lies and inconsistencies and evidence presented before court shows there was no actual train accident.

Before answering oral questions in the National Assembly, Mashatile briefly addressed the matter.

“We welcome that and I do hope the authorities will leave no stone unturned to get to the truth.”

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