The State v Abram Fischer
Item
- Name
- Fischer, Abram (Bram), 1908–1975 (Defendant)
- Creator
- Attorney-General of the Transvaal Province (South Africa)
- South Africa. Supreme Court. Transvaal Provincial Division
- Date
- 1964
- Description
- This item consists of the formal indictment issued by the Attorney-General of the Transvaal Province against Abram Fischer, charging him with multiple offences including sabotage under the General Law Amendment Act (Act No. 76 of 1962), contraventions of the Suppression of Communism Act (Act No. 44 of 1950, as amended), and charges of fraud, forgery, and uttering under South African statutory law. The document forms part of the prosecution record in one of the most significant political trials of the apartheid era, reflecting the use of security legislation against anti-apartheid activists and legal practitioners.
- Abstract
- The indictment outlines the criminal charges brought by the apartheid state against Abram Fischer, a prominent advocate and anti-apartheid activist, accusing him of sabotage, contraventions of security legislation, and financial crimes. The document illustrates the legal mechanisms employed by the state to suppress political dissent during the 1960s.
- Subject
- Fischer, Bram, 1908–1975 — Trials, litigation, etc.
- Political trials — South Africa
- Sabotage — Law and legislation — South Africa
- Anti-apartheid movements — Legal status, laws, etc.
- Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 (South Africa)
- Apartheid — South Africa — Law and legislation
- Political prisoners--South Africa
- Format
- application/pdf
- Is Format Of
- Original microfilm as produced by Microfile Johannesburg
- Language
- English
- Type
- Text
- Identifier
- MIC_463-5
- Archive
- Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University
- Asset No.
- C 1 - Microfilm Collection
- Provenance
- Transferred to Cory Library as part of the archival holdings documenting apartheid-era legal proceedings
- Extent
- 200 pages
- Rights
- South Africa. Supreme Court. Transvaal Provincial Division
- Rights Holder
- South Africa. Supreme Court. Transvaal Provincial Division
- Use/re-use
- This material is provided for research, teaching, and private study. Permission may be required for reproduction or publication beyond fair use.
- Item sets
- Bram Fischer Collection
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