Allan Boesak

Reverend Allan Boesak (23 February 1945 - ) is a South African Dutch Reformed Church cleric and was a politician and anti-apartheid activist. He was sentenced to prison for fraud in 1999 but was re-instated as a cleric in late 2004.

Controversies

In the late 1990s Boesak, at the time still chairman of the Western Cape branch of the ANC, was accused of misappropriating R 250,000 of funds received from the Danish investment group Danchurch Aid, the Coca Cola Foundation and the singer Paul Simon. Meant for development projects of Boesak's Foundation for Peace and Justice within the province, the funds were apparently transferred to a private trust fund by Boesak. After police investigations, Boesak was charged with and found guilty of fraud. He was jailed in 2000 but was released in 2001, having served just over one year of his three year sentence.

Related Topics:
1990s - R - Danish - Coca Cola - Paul Simon - Police - 2000 - 2001

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Although Boesak applied for a presidential pardon from Thabo Mbeki after his release it was not granted, as the government felt that he had not admitted that he had committed an offense. However, on 15 January 2005, it was announced that he had received a presidential pardon and that his criminal record would be expunged.

Related Topics:
Presidential - Thabo Mbeki - 15 January - 2005 - Criminal record

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