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Amnesty Hearings

Type AMNESTY HEARING

Starting Date 23 November 1998

Location PRETORIA

Day 1

Names BAFANA ESAU RADEBE

Case Number AM 7191/97

CHAIRPERSON: Do you now want Mr Bafana Esau Radebe?

MR SIBEKO: Correct so, Mr Chairman.

CHAIRPERSON: Are your full names Bafana Esau Radebe?

BAFANA ESAU RADEBE: (sworn states)

CHAIRPERSON: Mr Sibeko?

EXAMINATION BY MR SIBEKO: Thank you, Mr Chairman.

Now that you are the second Mr Radebe who appears here today, I will refer to you as Mr Bafana Radebe. Sir, you also apply for amnesty for the role that you played as part of the Committee of Seven which we are talking about here today, is that correct?

MR RADEBE: That is correct.

MR SIBEKO: Did you hear the testimony of all your colleagues who have already testified?

MR RADEBE: Yes, I did.

MR SIBEKO: Do you agree with everything that they have said inasfar as it relates to you?

MR RADEBE: Yes, I concur with everything they have said.

MR SIBEKO: Do you have anything to add which you think they might have left out?

MR RADEBE: Yes, I would like to add that this conflict started in 1990. Inkatha was attacking us and we decided to come up with our own illegal means of defending ourselves. This followed the circumstances and we therefore had to have our own soldiers to protect and defend the community. That is the truth.

MR SIBEKO: Other than that, do you have any other thing to say?

INTERPRETER: The speaker's mike is not activated.

MR RADEBE: No.

MR SIBEKO: Thank you, Mr Chairman, no further questions.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS BY MR SIBEKO

CHAIRPERSON: Thank you. Advocate Steenkamp?

ADV STEENKAMP: Thank you, Mr Chairman, no questions.

NO CROSS-EXAMINATION BY ADV STEENKAMP

CHAIRPERSON: I assume you don't have any re-examination?

MR SIBEKO: None, Mr Chairman.

NO RE-EXAMINATION BY MR SIBEKO

CHAIRPERSON: Thank you. Mr Bafana Radebe, thank you very much.

WITNESS EXCUSED

 
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