On March 28th 1979 Terre'Blanche and 40 other AWB members tarred and feathered a History Professor, Floors Van Jaarsveld, as he gave a lecture at the University of South Africa. Van Jaarsveld had upset the AWB by disputing the relevance of the Day of the Vow (a sacred Christian [[Afrikaner]] date) in a modern society.
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On March 28th 1979 Terre'Blanche and 40 other AWB members tarred and feathered a History Professor, Floors Van Jaarsveld, as he gave a lecture at the University of South Africa. Van Jaarsveld had upset the AWB by disputing the relevance of the Day of the Vow (a Christian [[Afrikaner]] holiday) in a modern society.
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Terre'Blanche received a 600 Rand fine or 300 days imprisonment, he paid the fine. An additional 9 men were also punished for assault (ie tarring and feathering) and libel (known as crimen injuria in South African law), as well as two counts of damage to property (relating to the clothes of Van Jaarsveld and the carpet of the University of South Africa).
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Terre'Blanche received a 600 Rand fine or 300 days imprisonment, and opted to pay the fine. An additional 9 men were also punished for assault and libel (known as crimen injuria in South African law), as well as two counts of damage to property (relating to the clothes of Van Jaarsveld and the carpet of the University of South Africa).