On charges of rape and sexual grooming of youngsters, a renowned Boeremag member will appear in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court.
The individual in question, who is known to Pretoria News but could not be identified prior to his appearance in court, was arrested again on Tuesday in Boschkop, Pretoria.
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He was on parole at the time of his arrest for allegedly committing the same acts. According to reliable sources, the individual apprehended was a member of the right-wing Boeremag organisation that conspired to assassinate former President Nelson Mandela.
Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo, a police spokesperson, revealed to the media that the police were investigating rape and sexual grooming allegations when they were led to the arrest of the 46-year-old suspect.
Masondo said, “The police can confirm that cases of rape and sexual grooming were opened at Boschkop police station and then transferred to the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit for investigation which led to the arrest.”
He claimed the atrocities were conducted in the rural Pretoria neighbourhood of Kleinfontein. By the time this article was published, the man had not appeared.
The Boeremag was suspected of plotting to assassinate Mandela while seeking to overthrow the ANC government.
Police apprehended 26 members of a right-wing gang who were plotting to blow up train tracks, target the police air wing at Grand Central Airport, bridges, and a Buddhist monastery.
The 46-year-old defendant was one of 20 Boeremag members convicted of high treason in 2013 by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, with penalties ranging from five to 48 years.
He was previously convicted for his role in a series of bomb explosions in Soweto in 2002, one of which killed a woman.
The head, Tom Vorster, and five members of its bomb squad, which was responsible for blowing up their targets, were among those convicted in 2013. Vorster, as well as bombers Herman van Rooyen, Johan and Wilhelm Pretorius, and Rudi Gouws, were sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Other leaders, including Mike du Toit, Dirk Hanekom, and the Pretorius brothers’ father, Dr Lets Pretorius, were sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 10 years suspended conditionally for five years.
Andre du Toit, Mike du Toit’s right-hand man, and Dion van den Heever were sentenced to 20 years in jail, with 10 years suspended. The majority of these members were discreetly freed on parole in 2020.
