Apartheid-era minister pleads guilty in murder plot

A former South African government minister, whose name was synonymous with terror in the apartheid era, pleaded guilty to attempted murder today in a plot to kill a prominent church leader by lacing his clothes with poison.

Apartheid-era minister pleads guilty in murder plot

A former South African government minister, whose name was synonymous with terror in the apartheid era, pleaded guilty to attempted murder today in a plot to kill a prominent church leader by lacing his clothes with poison.

Former law and order Minister Adriaan Vlok, who is now 70 and deeply religious, was composed during his appearance at Pretoria’s High Court.

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