Boeremag escapees back in custody
Publish date: 22 January 2007
Issue Number: 1748
Diary: Legalbrief Today
Category: In Court
The two Boeremag fugitives who were rearrested in the early hours of Saturday morning have been sent back to Pretoria\'s C-Max prison, says a report on the Mail & Guardian Online site.
Rudi Gouws (29) and Herman van Rooyen (33) appeared briefly in the Pretoria Regional Court on Saturday morning. They were not officially charged but would face charges of escaping from lawful custody and the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. They escaped from the Pretoria High Court on May 3 last year. The case recently had its first significant breakthrough with the arrest of Jacobus and Elizabeth Bogaards, who allegedly aided and abetted the fugitives. The couple appeared before a magistrate in the Limpopo town of Modimolle on Monday. The Bogaards, who face charges relating to the Protection of Democracy Against Terrorism and Related Activities Act, are scheduled to apply for bail today (Monday). Full Mail & Guardian Online report http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=296327&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/
