Quartus de Wet
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Frans Rumpff | |
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Succeeded by | P. M. Cillié |
Judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa | |
In office 1950–1961 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nicolaas Jacobus Quartus de Wet 10 March 1899 Pretoria, South African Republic |
Died | 18 December 1980 | (aged 81)
Relations | Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet (father) |
Alma mater | Transvaal University College University of Cape Town |
Profession | Advocate |
Quartus de Wet (10 March 1899 – 18 December 1980) was a South African judge who served as Judge President of the
Early life and education
Born in 1899 in
Career
In 1922, De Wet was admitted as an
He is famous for presiding over the
The crime of which the accused have been convicted, that is the main crime, the crime of conspiracy, is in essence one of high treason. The state has decided not to charge the crime in this form. Bearing this in mind and giving the matter very serious consideration I have decided not to impose the supreme penalty which in a case like this would usually be the proper penalty for the crime, but consistent with my duty that is the only leniency which I can show. The sentence in the case of all the accused will be one of life imprisonment.[4]
De Wet retired in 1969, and died in 1980; he did not (unlike the prosecutor, Percy Yutar) live to see Mandela's release in 1990.
See also
References
- ^ Who's who of Southern Africa 1962. Johannesburg: Wootton & Gibson (PTY) LTD. 1962. p. 247.
- ^ Southwood, M. D. (1990). "Fathers and their Children on our Bench" (PDF). Consultus. 3 (1): 28 – via General Council of the Bar of South Africa.
- ^ "The Rivonia Trial: 1963-1964". ewn.co.za. 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Long Walk to Freedom, available: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
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