The trial saw 57 blacks, 16 whites, 16 Indians and two Coloureds charged with attempting to overthrow the South African government between 1952 and 1956 with the intention to replace it with a communist system.
審判中共有57名黑人、16名白人、16名印度人和2名有色人在1952年至1956年期間試圖推翻南非政府，意圖以共產主義制度取而代之。