Boeremag sentences welcomed by government and the DA

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

The government, justice department and DA have welcomed the sentences handed down on Tuesday to the Boeremag members convicted of high treason.

Government spokesman Harold Maloka said government commends the investigating and the prosecution team and hopes the sentences will act as a
deterrent to those who threaten the stability of South Africa's hard fought democracy.

After a decade-long trial, the High Court in Pretoria imposed sentences ranging from five to 48 years' imprisonment on the group's members.

Boeremag leader Tom Vorster and some members of its "bomb squad" which blew up numerous targets in 2002 were sentenced to an effective 25 years' imprisonment.

Boeremag leaders Mike du Toit, Dirk Hanekom and Dr Lets Pretorius, were each sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment, of which 10 years were conditionally suspended
for five years.

One of the Boeremag's most active members and the Boeremag chaplain, 74-year-old Vis Visagie, was sentenced to five years of correctional supervision.