BODIBA, George

Age 15

Description
Was arrested for arson in Thabazimbi, in 1976. He was found guilty and given ten lashes. George was then taken to Pretoria, by members of the Security Police where he was stripped, beaten, shocked and interrogated about weapons. He escaped, and was rearrested in 1978, and sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. In 1979 he escaped from prison and joined MK. In 1989 Mr Bodiba was shot while infiltrating South Africa from Botswana, and was detained until the unbanning of the ANC in 1990.