CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE AND
THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
• High Treason: a person
commits high treason if
owing allegiance to the
republic of South Africa.
She/he unlawfully
engages in conduct
within or outside the
Republic with the
intension of:
a) Overthrowing the
government of the
Republic;
b) Coercing the
government by violence
into any action or
inaction.
, c) Violating, threatening
or endangering the
existence, independence
or security of the
Republic; or
d) Changing the
constitutional structure of
the Republic.
ELEMENTS OF THE CRIME
a)The perpetrator must owe allegiance
to the Republic
Meaning of allegiance:- “loyalty or
commitment to a superior or to a group
or cause”
Please note: only persons owing
allegiance to the republic can commit
high treason. The category of persons
owing allegiance is wider than the
category of people who are citizens.
THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
• High Treason: a person
commits high treason if
owing allegiance to the
republic of South Africa.
She/he unlawfully
engages in conduct
within or outside the
Republic with the
intension of:
a) Overthrowing the
government of the
Republic;
b) Coercing the
government by violence
into any action or
inaction.
, c) Violating, threatening
or endangering the
existence, independence
or security of the
Republic; or
d) Changing the
constitutional structure of
the Republic.
ELEMENTS OF THE CRIME
a)The perpetrator must owe allegiance
to the Republic
Meaning of allegiance:- “loyalty or
commitment to a superior or to a group
or cause”
Please note: only persons owing
allegiance to the republic can commit
high treason. The category of persons
owing allegiance is wider than the
category of people who are citizens.
