sentences:  Strachan was sent to prison for a year and a half as a result.On 3 November 1978 "Rand Daily Mail" journalists Mervyn Rees and Chris Day reported on the use of public funds since 1973 to set up a disinformation network in South Africa and abroad.The money was used in attempts to buy "The Washington Star", and to set up "The Citizen" as a government-controlled counter to "The Rand Daily Mail".