Harry Knoesen plotted a bloody coup and the genocide of black people in South Africa in November 2019. He has been handed two life sentences and 21 years’ imprisonment for terrorism-related charges.
Harry Knoesen, the self-styled pastor and ‘general’ of the National Christian Resistance Movement – also known as the Crusaders – has been found guilty of trying to overthrow the state in 2019. The judge has requested a report, to deliberate on aggravating and mitigating factors that wi.
The case relates to Knoesen plotting an insurrection in December 2018 and on 28 November 2019. He had cells in parts of the country ready to attack national key points and kill as many black people as possible.
The damning testimony of a woman who had been the social media manager of a former right-wing extremist pastor, who allegedly plotted to overthrow the government in 2019, could help the State to secure a successful conviction against the leader of the extremist group.