THE SOUTH African Govern ment has put twelve black activists on trial on charges relating the African National Congress (ANC)
Already the trial has revealed how the racist state operates. The chief state witness, after five days many, has admitted under cross. examination that he lied under BOUE NO 9 INCORS The next issue [available 11 July| ON SOCIN SE Democracy and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat ecentiy adopred by Secretariat of the Fourth inter ship of the proletariat, for a onedual power in the revolutionary ThOribs LU 328/9 Upper Streat, London N1. Five copies or more post free. threat of torture and death at the hands of the police.
When the man, lan Rwaxa, was arrested last December beaten and kicked until he bled from the nose and mouth. Eventually he made a statement.
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Rwaxa appealed to the judge to from the police. refused.
The readiness of the Government to answer the discontent known. But the determination of the people is too great for thing short of a bloodbath to crush their spirit.
Unable yet to embark on such a COULSU cations within South Africa and internationaily regime instead strikes at the vanguard of the atruggle and at those groupings capable of pro any kind of coordination. Hence their brutal repression of SUSE UEHOESLIEALOEIS COLO COCH arrest and prosecution of the leaders of the black consciousstudents.
ROBBEN ISLAND Many of the 'Pretoria 12' have sassed through the hands Vorster's jnilers and torturers Delore. Belween them five DE the defendants have served a total of done to Conuns pay COO Eurocomminism and Austerity:
The Example of Haly ERNEST NAADEL 48 years in the notorious Robben Ejected to tortures he was interrogation techniques.
Charred under the Terrorist Act, the defendants face a mini= mum sentence of five years and a maximum penalty of death, even accused of no more than active or recruiting to the ANC The judge There is a strong possibility that the prosecution will demand the in the present dimate, that it in the present climate, that might be granted.
COMMON CAUSE
апуAs readers of Socialin Chai enge will know, we have many differences with the ANC, but me also understand the importance racist af making common cause in th Place of the enemy and of the nee to treat an attack on any part of the anti-imperialist movement as an attack on all We therefore urge our readers to support the the nti-Apartheid Movement cam DELICEI country to free the Pretorin 1: An information brieting, leat no, posers and pler can be obtained from: Free the Pretoria 12 Campuign, AAM.
Charlotte Streer, London WIP 2QD.
of and brutal ( samore than ben launched in th WELCOMI is Mykola Rudenko and Ole any- Prices ane relates o the accused were barred from entering tbecourt.
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