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Operation Zero ZeroExplanation The applicant has no knowledge of the extent of the damage caused during the operation nor whether any person was injured at Morget's house, except that the windows were broken. ... support to freedom fighters during 1989, seventy or eighty places were attacked with either explosives or petrol bombs. He took part in those operations and believed the Alexandra Health Clinic was one of the buildings that was expected to be targeted. The clinic was, however, not ... MR COETZEE: Were you given any time framework within which you had to execute the operation? This "operation" took place after the first democratic elections had already occurred; CHAIRPERSON: Sorry Mr Moerane, who did you regard to be in charge of that operation? ... General Johan Coetzee reported back to us at security head office and said that a decision was taken at the summit, that there should be closer co-operation between the individual members of the security community and other divisions and departments with regard to the collection and exchange of ... "We had too many vehicles for the operation and we left some of the vehicles at Jaco Borden’s house." MR RAUTENBACH: So it was about the whole issue of co-operation? MR LAX: Yes, I understand that being the motive of the operation, but I want you to turn to page, do you have the documents in front of you, page 3? Page 3 forms part of your amnesty application, dated the 25th of April 1997. The date is on the previous page, the page after that. MR MHLABA: So is it your case, Mr Motlokoa, that in killing the deceased, Peacock Tsosane, you were furthering the interests of your political organisation and ensuring the smooth operation of the Self Defence Units? ... of the disadvantaged community to take this initiative in order to reach out to other people and say exactly how we feel about this whole operation. ... ... unit decided to attack the complex in order to demonstrate opposition to these elections. Tlatsi was ordered by Mazibuko to take charge of the operation. On the day in question, Mazibuko had to write examinations in KwaThema, but visited the vicinity of the offices on his way to the ... ... me, I told him what had happened the previous day and he checked my eyes, and said that I had to be operated upon. I signed consent to undergo an operation. I was supposed to sign a consent but I refused and asked them to call my mother and when she came she also had the hope that I would get ... MR KOOPEDI: Now let's go to the second incident, which would be in 1983. Were you still a member of Special Operation at that stage? MR CORNELIUS: Did you or any of the other members consume liquor before the operation was launched? ... for collecting and keeping these firearms safely so that they are not used in other instances but they were only issued out when we went out on an ... ... Anton Pretorius approached me on an unknown date with a request for three VZD1M detonators. He informed me that he needed these detonators for an operation which had already been approved by one of his commanders. I understood and accepted that these detonators would be used against the ... MR BOOYENS: And further that you as the Technical Division received orders, you were never in a position to consider the merits of an operation, is that correct? MR PLAATJIES: We were arming ourselves because for the operation SAP or security branch police and National Party, the white dominium oppressed us, harassed us, that's how we got involved because we were sick and tired ...[intervention] ... chap, that from experience with prior detentions, apparently in Natal, he mentioned that during those periods of detention he offered no co-operation, that he would ignore one and that on a different occasion in King William's Town, he had beaten a security officer, a certain Mr Hattingh ... |
