The Afrikaans media reports on 4 September 2013 that accused farmer Johnny Burger has been found dead with a gunshot to his head. Despite the fact that a forensic examination and an inquest court still have to decide how Mr Burger came to his death, the Beeld newspaper has already decided for them: announcing "Farmer in Court Case Takes His Own Life'.
http://www.beeld.com/nuus/2013-09-04-boer-in-hofsaak-neem-sy-eie-lewe
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If he did take his own life -- which in the face of the many death-threats against him, should be very thoroughly investigated -- he was clearly hounded to death: He and his farm-manager Wilhelm Treurnicht were attacked by a mob outside the Ashton court at their recent court appearance, where they had appeared on remand BUT HAD NOT YET BEEN ASKED TO PLEAD TO ANY CHARGES. The political group which lodged the law suit against them, had organised a large rentamob. The same group also arranged to have their names published before they had even been asked to plead to any charges.
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Mob attacks, threatens to burn Afrikaner farmer Johnny Burger, manager Wilhelm Treurnicht in Ashton Court
SAPS fires stun-grenade to chase off rentamob threatening to 'burn' Afrikaner farmer Johnny Burger and manager Wilhelm Treurnicht - the two only made their first remand-appearance and were not asked to plead to any charges - yet they have already been demonised in the SA news media:
August 29 2013 Cape Town According to the Argus newspaper, the SAPS used a stun grenade to disperse very violent protesters outside the Ashton Magistrate’s Court, where the Afrikaner farmer Johnny Burger and his manager Wilhelm Treurnicht appeared on charges of assault on Wednesday. They have not yet been asked to plead to the state's charge that the two had allegedly beaten farm worker Flip Engelbrecht and his son Flippie five years ago. Yet they have already been demonised and found guilty by the news media. http://www.iol.co.za/capeargus
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(related news: Proof that ANC is behind WC 'farm protests' - http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/we-have-proof-anc-behind-cape-protests-1.1569430 -
http://www.iol.co.za/capeargus)
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Police were trying to form 'a protective ring' around Johnny Burger, owner of Rietvallei Wine Estate, and farm manager Wilhelm (Dozi) Treurnicht as they made their way to their bakkie after their brief court appearance on Wednesday. It was a remand appearance, they were not asked to plead to any charges, yet they have already been publicly identified and demonised. Once the two men were inside the vehicle, the 'protective ring' clearly didn't work: as the crowd surrounded them, jumped on to the back of the vehicle, hit the windows and bonnet, and threw stones, shouting 'Burn Them'. The state alleges that Flippie, now 20, was left epileptic and blind by the attack. This is the medical evidence which the State will have to prove. Flippie later fell into a fire during a seizure and lost both his hands. Last week he was fitted with a pair of prosthetic hands.
-- It is the State’s case that in 2008 Burger and Treurnicht had beaten Engelbrecht, who worked on the farm, and Flippie, then 15. The evidence has not yet been led. The men appeared for their first court-appearance. On Wednesday, the small court building, which has only one courtroom, was filled with tension and anger as the community waited for the two men to appear. By 9am, more than 100 people described as 'farmworkers and community members' by the Argus had gathered outside the court to support the Engelbrecht family.
Burger and Treurnicht arrived after 11am, and it was reported that they were late because one had not been feeling well. This prompted fury from the gallery.
Shouts of “why are you so special? Who do you think you are?” were yelled as they entered the courtroom.
“You say that you not feeling well. How you think this child feels and all the other children you assault?” shouted Carina de Viliers Papenfus, a disbarred lawyer who is the secretary of the Freedom Trust. After a brief appearance, magistrate Francois van Deventer transferred the case to the Ashton Regional Court, postponing the matter to September 13.
As the two left the dock, a community member yelled: “Druk hom vas (get him)!” There was a rush for the door, and police formed a protective ring around the duo as the crowd suddenly surrounded them. The men reached their bakkie safely, but then people climbed on to the back and rocked it from side to side, while others hit the windows and bonnet.
“Brand hom (burn him)!” was shouted numerous times. As the vehicle moved slowly away, stones were thrown. Police used a stun grenade to disperse the crowd.
Solomzi Ntlalombi, one of the protesters, said that, although "he did not know Flippie he was there to support him.An injury to one is an injury to all. I don’t even know him, but support him because of the pain he had to go through.” Nosey Pieterse, the marxist, very militant general secretary of the Building and Allied Workers Union of SA, said Flippie’s case was not unique.“It’s a daily matter of farmworkers being violated. There are many such cases where some have even died, but the farmer is never charged. We are busy reviving those cases too,” Pieterse said. Later the victim - Flippie -- said that he was feeling heartsore. “The farmer didn’t feel well, but how did I feel after he assaulted me? Blood was running out of my ears and nose. I’m hurting. I can’t do anything for my parents.”
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http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/mob-turns-on-flippie-assault-accused-1.1569773#.Uh8Gyn-NB1o
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Karina Papenfus moet so trots op haarself wees vandag: 'n ordentlike boer, Johnny Burger, is doodgetreiter:
http://www.beeld.com/nuus/2013-09-04-boer-in-hofsaak-neem-sy-eie-lewe
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