Wynberg Seven
Explanation
Seven school students were arrested during student protests in Wynberg, Cape Town, in 1985 and were charged and convicted of public violence for which they served prison terms of one to two years. The highly publicised trial drew attention to the thousands of students and youth sentenced to prison terms for public violence, effectively criminalising protest activity.
... the Riot Squad - the Safety - Security Police and other members of the Security Force were involved. And there was an inquiry into this matter at Wynberg Court which - over which a Magistrate W Van Greenen presided in December 1987 and where it was found that the deceased died as a result of ...
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