Untried Detentions During the Apartheid Era

The article that I found talked about the crimes committed by the government in South Africa during the Apartheid Era.  One such crime noted was the General Law Amendment Act, in which the police force were given the ability to arrest anyone they deemed suspicious (reading this reminded me of the laws that were passed in our own state of Arizona).  Also, journalist Ruth first, author of 117 Days, was mentioned. In her book she talks about the repeatable process in which the police force would arrest people, detain them, then set them free, only to re-arrest them (as soon as they exited the police station).  The article stated that, "the primary aim of the government was to extract as much information from detainees as possible."

Link to Source - "Overcoming Apartheid"

(Pictured Above: Ruth First, journalist and author of 117 Days)

(B. J. Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa)