Winnie Mandela Page #5

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sentence for treason.

As you can see behind me,

the crowd is becoming ever more agitated

as he's led into

the Supreme Court of Justice.

Order!

Order!

Order!

Order!

Mrs. Mandela.

This is a final warning.

You will not come into this courtroom

wearing traditional regalia.

It encourages dissent.

My Lord, may I remind you, of the

limited rights I have in this country,

I still have the right

to choose my own wardrobe.

Sit down!

Mr. Mandela.

My Lord, I'm the first accused.

At the outset, I want to say

that the suggestion made

by the State in its opening

that the struggle in South Africa is under

the influence of foreigners or Communists

is wholly incorrect.

I have done whatever I did,

both as an individual

and as a leader of my people,

because of my experience in South Africa

in my own proudly-felt,

African background.

And not because of what any outsider

might have said.

I hope that life might offer me

the opportunity

to serve my people

and make my own humble contribution

to their freedom struggle.

I believe that South Africa belongs

to all those who live within it,

be they black or white.

I have dedicated my life

to this struggle of the African people.

I have fought against white domination,

and I have fought against

black domination.

I have cherished the ideal

of a democratic and free society,

in which all persons will live together

in harmony

and with equal opportunities.

It is an ideal

for which I hope to live for

and to see realized.

But My Lord, if it needs be,

it is an ideal for which

I am prepared to die.

Winnie,

Nomzamo,

the death sentence,

if it comes.

We will not appeal it.

We will not appeal it.

Having weighed all of the evidence,

this court finds all

of the accused guilty

of sabotage and conspiring

to overthrow the State.

The sentence,

in the case of all of the accused,

is life imprisonment.

Court adjourned.

Mrs. Mandela, what are your plans

now that your husband's been sentenced

to prison for life?

I will not allow the selfless efforts

of my husband and his friends

to be abandoned.

I will continue the struggle

for a free and equal South Africa.

Thank you, ma'am.

Free Nelson Mandela.

Mrs. Mandela, there are procedures.

- First, you must make an application.

- I have done that.

Then it is gone to Pretoria

where it is reviewed.

Then it goes to the Supreme Court

where the judge will take a decision.

He is my husband!

I have not seen him in almost a year!

I do not know if this letter will

reach you or if you will ever read it.

Or that they will allow you to read it.

Life without you is hell.

I know that loneliness

is worse than fear.

I could deal

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