Indemnity Act 61 of 1961 was a law enacted by the apartheid government in South Africa , which protected the government from any legal repercussions of the Sharpeville massacre and other violent events that followed . It prevented the courts from hearing any criminal charges or civil claims against the government , its leaders or its employees for actions taken between 21 March 1960 and 5 July 1961
Sharpeville massacre
Sharpeville massacre
Indemnity Act, 1961