According to the court papers, the coup was supposed to be executed at midnight on 28 November 2019. Explosions and the rattling sound of AK-47 assault rifles would send the country into an unimaginable state of panic.
One of Knoesen’s fanatical views contained in the indictment and summary of facts is that he explored the possibility of using a biological weapon to infect and kill members of the black population. “These high racial views were his motivation to decide to overthrow the government and indiscriminately kill African people. To further this end, he planned to attack government institutions and more specifically police and military institutions.
Heymans in a 20-page affidavit set out her own fears and that of the rest of the white community as the reason why she joined the right-wing group. “People in northern Mozambique felt marginalised and got angry. It took time for the situation to explode. The same is happening in SA. People go to the voting stations and they are not listened to.
“It is ideologically based in white supremacy and the separation of races, deeply rooted in apartheid policies and Afrikaner nationalism, which seeks to protect the Afrikaner identity and status against other ethnic groups.”
Sad deluded Don Quixote crusaders, judging by the ‘arsenal’ that was found it seems more like the redundant ammo grandpa left in his cupboard than an organised cache of arms, terrorist organisation my foot, clowns yes!