SU 4

Question 1

What is Sedition?

Answer 1

Sedition is unlawfully and intentionally
a. Taking part in a concourse of people violently or by threats of violence who are challenging, defying, and resisting th authority of the state, or
b. causing such a concourse.

Question 2

Elements of Sedition

Answer 2

1. Taking part or causing such concourse of people.
2. Aimed a violence or threats
3. Challenging, defying, and resisting the authority of the state.

Question 3

Challenging, defying, and resisting the authority of the State.

Answer 3

There must be mutual conduct by a group of people.

Question 4

What is Public Violence?

Answer 4

Public violence is the unlawful and intentional commission, together with a number of persons, of an act or acts which assume serious dimension and which intends forcibly to disturb public peace and invade the rights of others.

Question 5

Elements of Public Violence

Answer 5

1. An act
2. Number of persons
3. Serious proportions
4. Unlawfulness
5. Intention
6. Disturbing public peace and order with violent means

Question 6

Serious proportions

Answer 6

There must be a disturbance in the public peace.

Question 7

What is High Treason?

Answer 7

High treason is owing an allegiance to the RSA, High treason is unlawfully engaging in conduct, within or outside the Republic, with the intent of:
a. Overthrowing the government
b. Changing the Constitutional structure of the Republic.

Question 8

Elements of High treason

Answer 8

1. Owing of allegiance
2. Conduct
3. Unlawfulness
4. Intention

Question 9

The perpetrators can be:

Answer 9

Citizens
People domiciled in SA

Question 10

Acts of high treason

Answer 10

• Committing high treason by omission
• Acts of high treason in times of war
• Acts of high treason in times of peace.