Action Society welcomed the murder charge against Werner de Jager, more than two years after the murder of his wife Liezel, but lamented the time it took to get to this point. Werner showed no emotion and no remorse as he appeared in the Amanzimtoti Magistrates Court today. He said
The person suspected of strangling and killing reverend Liezel de Jager on 13 October 2021 was traced and arrested by a team from the National Cold Case Investigation Unit under the Command and Control of Brigadier Gininda in the early hours of 23 November 2023 in Bloemfontein, more than two
Action Society’s legal team filed court papers against the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, on behalf of Reverend Liezel de Jager’s father, Henk van Zyl, at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria today, seeking a mandamus interdict to compel the police to properly investigate Liezel’s murder. Read the Notice of
Durban – In October last year, KwaZulu-Natal’s south coast community woke up to news of the horrific death of Reverend Liezel de Jager. Twelve months later, police have yet to arrest the person responsible for the 38-year-old mom of two’s murder. Read more: https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/action-society-takes-saps-to-task-over-kzn-reverend-liezel-de-jagers-murder-cc14e574-e7f9-40ac-8189-a1d22d45db5e
Action Society acts in the interest of the public through active advocacy for policy change. We work within the community to fight for a reformed justice system, holding government accountable for failing to protect South African citizens.
