The trial of eight Free State policemen accused of murdering protector Andries Tatane was expected to begin in the Ficksburg Regional Court on Monday.
Tatane was killed in Meqheleng during a service delivery protest, allegedly by public order police, on April 13 last year.
The accused are: Nicodemus Israel Moiloa, Mothusi Magano, Mphonyana Ntaje, Olebogeng Mphirime, Solomon Moeketsi, Jonas Skosana, Kanathasen Munsamay and Isaac Finger.
Video footage showed riot police beating Tatane during the march to the Setsoto municipal offices in Ficksburg. Over several days, roads were blocked with stones and bricks, and tyres set alight.
Two of the policemen were charged with murder and the other six face charges of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The trial is expected to take place over four days. – Sapa