The defence applied to have the indictment quashed; it alleged 199 acts of sabotage. The application challenged the prosecution’s legal framing and the way the state gathered and presented its case. The proceedings reveal the trial as an arena where both the apartheid government and the accused fought to define political resistance and the legitimacy of the state.
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What did the first Rivonia indictment allege?
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The first indictment alleged 199 acts; later the count was reduced to 193.