Kesi
Kesi ya Freeman Mbowe inashabiana na kesi ya maarufu ya Nelson Mandela iliyojulikana kama kesi ya Rivonia
Rivonia Trial 1963 - 1964, the trial that changed South Africa
Shot of the Palace of Justice during a lunch recess, seen from the supporters’ point of view. Rivonia Trial. © PTA News LibrarySource: Pretoria
In the Rivonia Trial, the ‘accused’ addressed this problem by using the courts as a site of struggle. They argued that the law was drawn up without the consent of the majority; it was enforced to ensure the perpetuation of an unjust system, and therefore the struggle would be waged to establish a new system, including a legal system that would embody the values of a non-racial constitution that protected human rights.
For the accused, the courtroom became a new site of struggle. The defendants’ daily appearances in court drew large crowds that filled up the courtroom and streets outside the court. Many supporters were in violation of numerous influx control regulations, and the courts for them too, became new sites of struggle.
In presenting the prosecution’s case, Yutar claimed that the accused were all members of what he considered ‘a cabinet of the government soon after the overthrow of the state’. In this cabinet, Mandela was Deputy Minister and Minister of Defence, while Govan Mbeki was Minister of European Affairs. The rest of the accused each had a cabinet portfolio.
Often referred to as
"the trial that changed South Africa,” in October 1963, ten leading opponents of apartheid went on trial for their lives on charges of sabotage.
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Nelson Mandela: The Rivonia Trial
The story of Nelson Mandela and the other Rivonia Trialists, from the series "Have You Heard From Johannesburg."
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