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Pret
oria treason trial Judge Eben Jordaan's patience has been tried
with yet more complaints from the 22 men accused of plotting to
overthrow the African National Congress government.
"I'm sick and tired.
This trial must go on and finish. It cannot be railroaded by these
small upsets," he said yesterday.
The trialists have lodged another complaint about the manner in
which they are being transported between the city's C-Max Prison
and the court.
Jordaan demanded to see the person in charge of the transport in
his offices on Wednesday.
The complaints followed an incident on Monday afternoon when there
was apparently a confrontation between the accused men and police
transporting them.
One of the trialists, Tom Vorster, told the court he did not have
money to enforce his rights.
He asked that the driver of the vehicle transporting him be taken
off duty.
Police spy Johan (JC) Smit, testifying yesterday, again highlighted
an alleged Boeremag plan to chase blacks out of the country along
the N1 highway and Indians along the N3 highway.
Asked what the Boeremag planned to do with coloured people, Smit
said he could not say, but it later came to light that one Willem
Grobler would have negotiated with the coloured resistance movement
for support.
Harry Prinsloo, appearing for alleged Boeremag leader Mike du Toit,
said his client would deny ever telling anyone that black townships
had to be attacked or telling anyone that the name of the
organisation was the Boeremag.
He would also deny at any stage saying that they had to "start the
war immediately" – claims denied by Smit.
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