Dr. Neville Alexander was a close friend of another distinguished young colored South African, Dr. Kenneth Abrahams, the only doctor in the Rehebeth district in South West Africa, whose case was a recent world-wide sensation, Dr. Abrahams, it will be recalled, escaped to Bechuanaland after being arrested, There he was kidnapped by Verwoerd!s secret agents and smuggled back to South Africa. Through diplomatic pressure, the British government succeeded in securing his release and return to Bechuanaland.
The case of Dr, Neville Alexander, like that of Dr. Abrahams, casts a harsh light on the thesis of Verwoerd according to which the policy of apartheid permits the "separate but equal" economic and cultural develop~ ment of the indigenous people of South Africa in segregated territories called "Bantoustan," |
The truth is that Verwoerd is persecuting in the most ferocious way all the colored intellectuals and scholars in South Africa, inasmuch as he believes that they are the most likely to offer leadership to their people in the struggle against the inhuman regime of exploitation and oppression inflicted on them under apartheid... ~ ,
MORE NEWS ABOUT NEVILGE ALEXANDER CASE
[The following item is taken in its entirety from the Cape Times of - October 17, -- Editor. ]
11 Accused _of vasitting a Revolutiont
Charges that Dr. N,E.Alexander, a non-White student, and 10 others conspired to-overthrow the South African Government by violent revolution, guerrilla warfare and sabotage will be made against them when they appear at the Criminal Sessions on November 4,
They will also be accused of plotting to steal arms and ammunition from the SA armed. forces and police, .
The indictment was served on the 11 accused in gaol yesterday.
They are Neville E. Alexander, Don J, We Davis, Marcus Solomons, Elizabeth v.d, Heyden, Fikile C. Blan, Lionel B, Davis, Leslie v.d, Heyden, Dulcie E, Alexander, Doris ved. Heyden and Gordon F, Hendriks, The eleventh name is not listed, ] . .
Mr. W.M. ved. Berg [the attorney general] has issued a certificate directing that the 1l accused: be tried at a summary trial in the Supreme Court in Cape Town on Nov. 4.
It is not yet known who the judge will be.
The main charge is sabotage.
The allegations are that the accused during the period April 1, 1962 to July 12, 1963, at meetings and gatherings held at Crawford, Lansdowne, Athlone, Sunnyside, and Lincoln Estate in the Wynberg district and at Woodstock, Maitland, Salt River, Walmer Estate and Kensington in the Cape
Town District, and at places in Elsie'ts River and Bishop Lavis Township, Bellville, conspired to commit acts which would have endangered the safety of the public and the maintenance of law and order.
They are also alleged to have conspired with one. another and other people to overthrow the Government by means of a violent revolution, guerrilla warfare and sabotage.
In the process persons would have been killed and murdered and State property damaged and destroyed.