Namibia: Jason Daniel Mutumbulwa: The Tortured Son of the Soil and One of the Early Political Mobilizers (1939 - 1991)

18 January 2013
editorial

Article Views (non — Biographical collections on the life and political history of Jason Mutumbulwa cite that he is one of the many Namibians who as result of their agitation against the South African colonial administration, were imprisoned and tortured, however without compromising their vision for a free and independent Namibia.

Citing the implication of Mutumbulwa's involvement in the liberation struggle, a publication by the United Nations entitled "International Covenant on Civil Right and Political Right" dated November 4, 2004 affirms that Mutumbula was indeed charged under Section 6 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1967 as a result of his political work inside the country and he, together with his compatriots, had to endure what the publication refers to as "merciless persecution" at the hands of the colonial authority.

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