Three out of four alleged Zuma death plotters denied bail

23 January 2013 - 16:54 By Sapa
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From the left are Hein Boonzaaier , Johan Prinsloo, Mark Trollip and Martin Keevy who are accused of plotting to bomb the ANC’s 53rd National Elective Conference at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein. The four were arrested on Friday night in a joint Hawks and Task Team operation and appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Tuesday
From the left are Hein Boonzaaier , Johan Prinsloo, Mark Trollip and Martin Keevy who are accused of plotting to bomb the ANC’s 53rd National Elective Conference at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein. The four were arrested on Friday night in a joint Hawks and Task Team operation and appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Tuesday
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Three men accused of plotting to assassinate the ANC's leaders were denied bail by the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court.

Mark Trollip, John Keevy and Johan Prinsloo. were denied bail by magistrate Mziwonke Hinxa.

A fourth accused, Hein Boonzaaier, was granted conditional bail of R80,000.

The matter was postponed until March 25 for further investigation.

The men are accused of plotting to kill the African National Congress's leaders at the party's Mangaung elective conference in December.

They, and other people, had allegedly been planning since January 2012 to establish a new right wing party, the Boere Party, and commit acts of sabotage.

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