The four Kagiso youths on trial on sabotage charges in Johannesburg Regional Court (see FOCUS 20 p. 12) were on 15 February convicted and sentenced.
David MOKGOSI (20) Stanley MOLUSI (18) and Hendrik MOLEFE (19) were sentenced to nine years' imprisonment each; the 15-year-old youth was sentenced to five years'. The four were said to have attacked UBC members and Bantu Education teachers with petrol bombs. Evidence that the four accused had had statements forced from them by torture was rejected by the court (Star 16.2.79).
