full_name: Edgar Ngqokweni Zote
firstname: Edgar Ngqokweni
description: An ANC underground activist who was beaten and tortured by the helicopter method by named members of the Transkei Police in Umtata, Transkei, on 9 August 1986. Police were allegedly attempting to force him to make a confession. He was detained for five months at Elliotdale prison and transferred to Wellington prison where he was kept for two months. He was released in 1987. 