FFP suspends Mangaung treason-accused
2012-12-19 12:58
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Johannesburg - The Federal Freedom Party (FFP) suspended its
president, Hein Boonzaaier and operational manager Johan Prinsloo on Wednesday,
the party said.
"The executive council have decided on an urgent
meeting on 19 December, to suspend president Hein Boonzaaier and operational
manager Johan Prinsloo from the party until further notice," said national
secretary Francois Cloete.
Boonzaaier and Prinsloo appeared in the Bloemfontein
Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, facing treason and terrorism-related charges.
They appeared alongside Mark Trollip and Martin Keevy.
'Battle of Mangaung'
The state alleged that they were part of a group who planned
the "Battle of Mangaung", to eliminate the country's leaders.
It was alleged they, along with others, had been planning
since the beginning of the year to establish a new right wing party, the Boere
Party, and commit acts of sabotage.
Their case has been postponed to 8 January. They will remain
in custody.
Trollip was arrested on the road between Kimberley and
Douglas in the Northern Cape on Saturday.
Keevy was arrested at a guesthouse in Bloemfontein, while
Prinsloo was arrested in Springs and Boonzaaier in Centurion on the same day.
"The party still denies any involvement in the alleged
terror plot. The party will wait for the court proceedings to take its course
on the case," said Cloete.
The new acting president would be announced this week and
would lead the party until the party's general congress in June 2013.
He said the party would contest in the 2014 general
elections to get a mandate for self-determination for the Afrikaner people.
- SAPA
