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Some of the Boeremag treason trial accused felt so aggrieved about
media reports on their trial that yesterday they threatened to
apply for an order to have journalists barred from court.
A statement by a police spy and state witness in the Boeremag
treason trial concerning an unrelated murder investigation
yesterday resulted in heated argument and an application to gag the
media.
Pretoria 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.
The Boeremag's plans to take over the country included destroying
the SA Broadcasting Corporation's building in Johannesburg by
blowing it up, the Pretoria High Court heard yesterday.
Police spy Johan Smit revealed for the first time yesterday that
police had made secret tape recordings of several Boeremag meetings
at which an alleged coup plot were discussed.
The Boeremag treason trial was postponed in the Pretoria High Court
yesterday for arguments in a defence application for access to a
police informer's file.
Tension between the Boeremag treason trialists and the police was
evident in the Pretoria High Court yesterday, with allegations of
maltreatment, swearing and name-calling being bandied about.