# Former apartheid-era police member Johan Marais has been sentenced to 15-years in prison for the 1987 murder of student activist Caiphus Nyoka. The 66-year-old earlier pleaded guilty in the High Court in Pretoria to gunning down Nyoka at his Daveyton home . Presiding Judge Mokhine Mosopa said the sentence must serve as both punishment and deterrent. The sentencing follows a decades-long pursuit of justice for Nyoka’s family. Marais admitted he acted under orders and refused a plea deal to testify against his co-accused.
Former apartheid cop sentenced to 15 years for 1987 Nyoka murder