JOHANNESBURG - Three of the 20 accused in the trial involving the former Minister of Defence, Magnus Malan, were yesterday discharged writes Patrick Laurence.
The three freed men, all senior military officers, were: Mr Tiene Groenewald, a former director of military intelligence, Mr Jacobus Victor, a former military intelligence chief in the province of KwaZulu Natal, and Mr Gerrit Griesel, a lormer commander of a military base in the same province. The trial resumes against the remaining 17 accused on June 10th.