CHRISTOFFEL PIERRE VAN DER WESTHUIZEN
Yes.  Charles wrote several letters from prison, and I know that he wrote to the Commissioner of Police and he also wrote to me, and he more than likely also wrote to politicians.  General Viljoen at some point before he retired as Chief of the Defence Force or Chief of the Army, said to me that it was a pity that such a man was in prison.  There were rumours that he was being maltreated, and of course that led to even more discussion.  So given the profile that Charles had before he landed up in prison, yes there were many discussions and opinions voiced, and of course it was exaggerated and exacerbated by the rumours that he was being ill-treated.