After Mandela was captured near Howick on 5th August 1962 he went on trial for inciting persons to strike illegally (during the 1961 stay-at-home) and that of leaving the country without a valid passport. He conducted his own defence. The trial was held in the Old Synagogue High Court, Pretoria, from 15 October - 7 November 1962. Mandela was sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment for inciting workers to strike and for leaving South Africa without a valid travel document.