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right-wing attacksExplanation Showing 221 to 240 of 1017 First Page•Previous Page 8 •9 •10 •11 •12 •13 •14 •15 •16 Next Page•Last Page... policemen in general, and there is a distinction among three categories, the political objectives with regard to elimination, with regard to bomb attacks and with regard to interrogations. You also submitted other amnesty applications apart from the one that we are dealing with today, is that ... MR BERGER: The witness said in his evidence in chief in response to the question whether he had any personal knowledge or personal experiences of attacks by comrades, his answer was no, I never left kwaMadala hostel for Boipatong. ... were often allegations in the media and other places of several incidents where there were alleged that the powers of the State were involved with attacks on activists, the killing of activists, is that ... MS VAN DER WALT: According to the information which was supplied to you, from where did these instructions come? The attacks in the Eastern Transvaal. "Although my wife and I were personally targeted for attacks, I did not act out of malice or personal vengeance. MR BERGER: But you would have also known that amongst the people who were killed were people who were not on the point of entering South Africa, to carry out attacks. ... I’m talking, I’m in so much pain. The pain doesn’t end, physically as well as mentally. Each time I pass where the attack took place, I get panic attacks. I don’t know how I can phrase this in any clearer way than what I’ve already said. Now I’m wondering as to whether this forgiveness they ... MR BERGER: And would it also be correct to say that during this period, '99 to '90, the only operative who actually carried out attacks, was Mr Rohan? ... and your neighbour. Is there anything which took place between the ANC and the IFP where you were staying? Maybe you got involved in those attacks. --- No, I was helping the ANC instead, because I would be taken by members of the ANC and they would say I should go and talk to the ... Incidents such as car bomb explosions, limpet mine and handgrenade attacks and other acts of terror which members of the Police and their families, as well as ordinary civilians, were exposed to over a lengthy period of time would lead to a hardening of attitudes and that a creation of a climate ... CHAIRPERSON: Yes I don't know if you can, but the question is how many of these type of incidents that you are referring to with attacks on the police you were engaged in as a member of the SDU, was this a frequent thing or just a few isolated incidents or what, just give us an idea? CHAIRPERSON: What were the women saying, who was responsible for the attack or the attacks on all those houses? We have, I saw a copy of that later, and there is a lot more detail to the attacks that she made. I found myself seeing all sorts of journalists about this, and I then went to see Beyers Naude to find out whether the Crisis Team had made any further progress. We were becoming extremely frustrated. MR PRINSLOO: General, at that time there was several attacks in the country and committed by the ANC, and we are talking about acts of violence. MR SHANGE: No, we didn't do any attacks. Master Shange gave us the guns to protect ourselves, whenever we were attacked to attack back. ... was to send a message to those who wanted to kill ANC members that this would not be tolerated. Subsequent to this incident there were no further attacks on members of the ANC at ... MR MADLALA: When we attacked, we directed the attacks to the IFP members, but we didn't have a list of names as to who, but we were attacking IFP members and we knew very well that there wasn't a single person who wasn't IFP. MR VISSER: All right. Paragraph (ix). It is short, let me translate it for you. In that paragraph you have stated that you have knowledge of attacks on the motor vehicles of Jani Mohapi and Elia Mohapi. CHAIRPERSON: Now what did you think was happening when you were driving Opperman around knowing or thinking that we are busy with preparing for one of these attacks? MS VAN DER WESTHUIZEN: And just to get the background of the time in which this took place, just to get that right, you say that you were an IFP supporter. Are you aware of attacks on IFP supporters by other political groups at that point in time? |