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Winnie Mandela’s jail sentence is suspended by the Appeal Court

Winnie Mandela’s jail sentence is suspended by the Appeal Court

Date
2 Jun 1993
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Winnie Mandela’s jail sentence is suspended by the Appeal Court

The Appeal Court in Bloemfontein set aside Winnie Madikizela Mandela's sentence of five years' imprisonment for kidnapping four youths and a one year sentence related to a charge of being an accessory to assault. This was imposed by the lower court judge in favour of a fine that was a payment of the victims’ and a suspended sentence. The judges who sets aside Madikizela Mandela's jail sentence did not explain their reasons for their judgement.  

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  1. 01B. Keller, (1993), 'South African court suspends Winnie Mandela’s jail term', from The New York Times, 3 June, [online] Available at www.nytimes.com[Accessed: 14 May 2014]
  2. 02Kindra Jaspreet, Deane Nawaal, Buckland Matthew, Agencies, (1993), 'Winnie Mandela gets 5 years For Fraud And Theft', from Rense, 25 April [online], Available at rense.com/general37 [Accessed: 9 June 2014]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2014, May 30). Winnie Mandela’s jail sentence is suspended by the Appeal Court . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097681

South African History Online (2014) 'Winnie Mandela’s jail sentence is suspended by the Appeal Court ', South African History Online, 30 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097681 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).

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South African History Online. "Winnie Mandela’s jail sentence is suspended by the Appeal Court ." South African History Online. May 30, 2014. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097681.

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