TerrorismCourt date for South African terrorist in World Cup case
The 2012 Eurocup soccer competition is underway in Poland and Ukraine, and the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London will open in a few weeks; in South Africa, the trial begins of a white supremacist who was hoping to start a race war in South Africa by disrupting the 2012 World Cup games which were held in that country: his plot included firing mortars into soccer stadiums during games, when the stadiums were filled to capacity with cheering spectators; he also planned to fire mortars into black neighborhoods in cities where the games were held
The 2012 Eurocup soccer competition is underway in Poland and Ukraine, and we are a few weeks away from the opening of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.
Against the backdrop of these two sporting events, we note that South African prosecutors have brought terrorism charges against a white supremacist in South Africa, accusing him of plotting to disrupt the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament, which was held in South Africa.
The Daily Mail reports that the South African police said Johannes Scheepers, 49, was convinced a race war would erupt as the country prepared to host the world’s biggest sporting event. The far right activist is facing ten charges relating to terrorism and illegal possession of firearms in relation to the supposed plot.
Pretoria News reports that Scheepers’s plot included firing mortars into soccer stadiums during games, when the stadiums were filled to capacity with cheering spectators. He also planned to fire mortars into black neighborhoods in cities where the games were held.
Scheeper, who started an organization called the New Boer Commando, was arrested on his farm on 7 April 2010, two months before the beginning of the tournament. Police and intelligence officers found a large cache of arms. explosives, hand grenades, tear gas canisters, and more on the farm.
