Did Peter Hain Eulogise A Terrorist?
PETER HAIN on the Anorak Forums: On July 24, 1964 a time bomb was placed in the Johannesburg railway station and exploded during the evening rush hours. The blast killed one, a woman pensioner, and severely wounded more than twenty others. It later emerged Frederick John Harris, a teacher and member of the African Resistance Movement, was responsible.
He was charged with murder and two counts of sabotage. Harris was convicted and sentenced to death.
He was hanged…and who allegedly read out the eulogy for the terrorist who had hidden behind a pillar to watch the effects of his work?
It was a 16-year-old boy…his name….yup! Peter Hain. He read the piece because his mother and father were both banned persons under that strict Nationalist regime of the day. They left Southern Africa for the UK very shortly after that.
Now IF it was the same Pater Hain I don’t think his part in praising an executed terrorist figures very highly on his CV. It was never mentioned around the time of the London tube incidents either. If it is the same Peter Hain that is.
It is a big if. And this is all alleged…
Posted: 24th, January 2008 | In: Reviews Comments (2) | TrackBack | Permalink
