Special Report Transcript Episode 39, Section 7, Time 23:34

During his time at Valkplaas Mentz began suffering from severe panic attacks. Since 1984 he has become too scared to sleep as he constantly relives violent episodes in his dreams. He started drinking heavily to cope with trauma and today his psychiatrist classifies him as fully dysfunctional. Brigadier Jack Cronje suffers from moderate to severe post-traumatic stress disorder. The root of this lies in his experiences during the Rhodesian bush war and later in the security police. He suffers from emotional burn out and a lack of concentration. Since the start of the amnesty hearings his nightmares and flashbacks have got worse. He also suffers from memory loss which is compounded by severe alcohol abuse in the past. Captain Jacques Hechter is a borderline personality. Emotional stress causes his personality to split into two personas, on the one hand the law enforcement officer and on the other hand the so-called white terrorist. This disorder has ironically protected him from developing post-traumatic stress disorder. His extreme memory loss is possibly linked to alcohol poisoning. I cannot remember. Unfortunately I cannot remember this incident at all. I cannot even remember that we picked up this man. It is as if it never happened.

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