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Operation Zero ZeroExplanation Showing 901 to 920 of 1009 First Page•Previous Page 42 •43 •44 •45 •46 •47 •48 •49 •50 Next Page•Last Page... the applicant indicated that Letlagelo assumed command of the unit after Mabuja's death, it was not clear why as a commander he did not command the operation that led to the killing of Mr Mkhanela. We may at this point tangentially mention that the applicant's testimony was not given in an ... You and Mr Breytenbach, the other applicant then executed a certain operation in Bultfontein. ... asked you how much you wanted you couldn't answer that question because it didn't know what it is that they were asking you, you didn't know what operation you were going on, you were going to carry out on their behalf, and hence you were confused as to how much you could ask ... MR DA SILVA: Since the accident - let me put it to you this way, since the attack in 1992 until now, you haven't had an accident which has affected your eyesight, or you haven't had an operation to your eyes, have you? I confirm comrade Robert's submissions on this operation. We were at that stage concerned the Labour Party supported a State of emergency and cross-border raids. We understood Mr Leaf as a legitimate target." MR NEL: Is it also then correct that you were part of a number of investigators who were at the time busy with interrogation inter alia of Mr Gordhan with regards to what as known then as Operation Vula? MR FOURIE: Nico Prinsloo told me that I must gather the men outside. First he said that everyone at this game farm must take part in this operation, that we must forget about a Volkstaat, there isn't a Volkstaat anymore, the time has passed, the election must be stopped, we have to create chaos, ... ... of them. One of them was arrested by the police, the other went off on his own he very fairly confirmed that to us today, that there had been co-operation. And in those circumstances there appears to be no doubt whatsoever that the act was committed during the course of the political struggle ... If you are sitting on the State Security Council, you must know what is happening in your country and there could never, and believe me, I was there, there could never have been an operation of that nature that wasn't highly organised. Apologies Mr Falck, it’s very difficult to deal with evidence of this nature if there is this sort of distraction. Please, will you just respect the occasion and allow us to just work through the evidence. I’ll appreciate your co-operation, thank you. ... to come and work for him and he was going to pay me more. So, I left the first law firm and I worked with him, I worked for him. He was a one man operation at the time and I stayed with him up until now when I was forced to leave work because of arthritis. ... served under him to do the necessary planning in collaboration with a Capt Baker from Pretoria Head Office. He specifically instructed that the operation should take place in such a manner that no injuries or loss of life would ... Mnisi was arrested for the murder but was taken into the care of Coetzee and they continued with the Vlakplaas activities. On one such operation Isaac Moema was removed by Vermeulen, a Vlakplaas member, and Mnisi never saw him again. Mnisi managed subsequently to escape to Swaziland and thereafter ... ... unit be arrested, care should be taken not to compromise the entire unit. Applicant understood this to be at least tacit approval for the kind of operation they engaged ... DR KLATZOW: You were the man in charge of running that operation that night, from a flight crew point of view. You weren't the Chief Executive Officer but as an operational man, a flying man, you were the most senior man there that night? One last question. Could you describe to us also how the riot squad operated. Where - where was the main operation base and where was it commandeered, can you just give us a picture of how that was structured? MR LAX: Just before you do, you will of course recall that it's historical fact that the IFP and the AWB at certain points had a co-operation, as part of an alliance prior to the previous election? CHAIRPERSON: And Thami was along on that operation, all the time? MS ANDERSON: Yes, we didn't have a big enough operation from there. ... the residential area of Okasi. For him to separate himself on the basis of legitimate orders, he conceded as far as I recall, that he knew the operation was not legal, despite it being done under orders. He foresaw what, as a matter of probability, was going to happen and therefore on the ... |
