<p>Five more people of a white supremacist group were found guilty of conspiring to murder former president Nelson Mandela, bringing to 19 the total number of culprits convicted in the case, a court ruled.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The five -- Herman van Rooyen, Rudi Gouws, and brothers Johan, Kobus, and Wilhelm Pretorius -- belong to a white supremacist group known as the Boeremag which means "Boer Force" in Afrikaans. <br /><br />Judge Eben Jordaan of the the North Gauteng High Court Friday said the five were found guilty of attempting to murder Mandela, the first black president in the country, with a home-made bomb in October 2002. They were among 20 men facing charges ranging from murder to terrorism and high treason. <br /><br />Boeremag's leader Mike du Toit was found guilty of treason earlier. <br /><br />Boeremag masterminded a series of bombings, which shook the Johannesburg township of Soweto in October 2002. The bombings were part of a coup plot which included an attempt to assassinate Mandela. <br /><br />The culprits allegedly plotted to create chaos by trying to kill Mandela and cutting the power to large parts of the country. These actions would have served as a "trigger" to set in motion the coup plan designed to overthrow the government led by the African National Congress (ANC).</p>
<p>Five more people of a white supremacist group were found guilty of conspiring to murder former president Nelson Mandela, bringing to 19 the total number of culprits convicted in the case, a court ruled.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The five -- Herman van Rooyen, Rudi Gouws, and brothers Johan, Kobus, and Wilhelm Pretorius -- belong to a white supremacist group known as the Boeremag which means "Boer Force" in Afrikaans. <br /><br />Judge Eben Jordaan of the the North Gauteng High Court Friday said the five were found guilty of attempting to murder Mandela, the first black president in the country, with a home-made bomb in October 2002. They were among 20 men facing charges ranging from murder to terrorism and high treason. <br /><br />Boeremag's leader Mike du Toit was found guilty of treason earlier. <br /><br />Boeremag masterminded a series of bombings, which shook the Johannesburg township of Soweto in October 2002. The bombings were part of a coup plot which included an attempt to assassinate Mandela. <br /><br />The culprits allegedly plotted to create chaos by trying to kill Mandela and cutting the power to large parts of the country. These actions would have served as a "trigger" to set in motion the coup plan designed to overthrow the government led by the African National Congress (ANC).</p>