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The High Court in Johannesburg is on Friday expected to deliver judgment in the reopened inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Dr Neil Aggett. The medical doctor and trade unionist died in police custody on 5 February 1982 after 70 days in detention. Aggett was found hanging in his cell at the Johannesburg Central Police Station, formerly known as the infamous John Vorster Square. An initial inquest, in 1982, had ruled that he had committed suicide. However, Aggett’s family say he was murdered by the security police. The family has requested the court to reverse the 1982 decision a…