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| There was a heavy police presence in the area where the trial of the men took place, to prevent further attacks and escape attempts. [http://www.meta-religion.com/Extremism/White_extremism/Boeremag/boeremag.htm]. However, there was speculation that that several officers in the [[South African Police Service|South African police]] and [[South African National Defence Force|military]] had links to the attacks. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2383795.stm] The trial was expected to last more than two years, and is still ongoing at the time of writing ([[2005]]). | There was a heavy police presence in the area where the trial of the men took place, to prevent further attacks and escape attempts. [http://www.meta-religion.com/Extremism/White_extremism/Boeremag/boeremag.htm]. However, there was speculation that that several officers in the [[South African Police Service|South African police]] and [[South African National Defence Force|military]] had links to the attacks. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2383795.stm] The trial was expected to last more than two years, and is still ongoing at the time of writing ([[2005]]). | ||
| - | The trial was adjourned several times due to legal arguments. It soon became politicised as [[Paul Kruger (lawyer)|Paul Kruger]], their defence lawyer, argued that the South African government was [[illegitimate]] and [[unconstitutional]], and that the [[South African general election, 1994|first multi-racial elections]] in the country had not been valid, as white voters were never consulted. [http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,6119,2-7-1442_1361519,00.html] The defence planned to call the former [[President of South Africa]], [[FW De Klerk]] as a witness to prove their case, however the court later ruled that he could not be forced to stand. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3106885.stm] | + | The trial was adjourned several times due to legal arguments. It soon became politicised as [[Paul Kruger (lawyer)|Paul Kruger]], their defence lawyer, argued that the South African government was [[illegitimate]] and [[Constitutionality|unconstitutional]], and that the [[South African general election, 1994|first multi-racial elections]] in the country had not been valid, as white voters were never consulted. [http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,6119,2-7-1442_1361519,00.html] The defence planned to call the former [[President of South Africa]], [[FW De Klerk]] as a witness to prove their case, however the court later ruled that he could not be forced to stand. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3106885.stm] |
| In an extraordinary move, the alleged terrorists claimed that they had been subject to [[torture]] in the jail in which they were being held. They had, in fact, been forced at times to listen to loud [[rap music]] in the [[C-Max Prison|Pretoria prison]] in which they were being held [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3162997.stm], but it is debatable whether this constituted torture. Nonetheless, the judge presiding over the case, [[Eberhardt Bertelsmann]], forbade the prison authorities from broadcasting [[Metro FM]], the offending radio station. However, the prisoners had to buy portable [[radio]]s and [[batteries]] for inmates who wanted to continue listening to the music. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3083420.stm] | In an extraordinary move, the alleged terrorists claimed that they had been subject to [[torture]] in the jail in which they were being held. They had, in fact, been forced at times to listen to loud [[rap music]] in the [[C-Max Prison|Pretoria prison]] in which they were being held [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3162997.stm], but it is debatable whether this constituted torture. Nonetheless, the judge presiding over the case, [[Eberhardt Bertelsmann]], forbade the prison authorities from broadcasting [[Metro FM]], the offending radio station. However, the prisoners had to buy portable [[radio]]s and [[batteries]] for inmates who wanted to continue listening to the music. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3083420.stm] | ||
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