Special Report Transcript Episode 69, Section 6, Time 40:59

We look forward to amnesty applications of men like Gen Joubert when more detail surrounding the Ribeiro deaths will emerge. The army and police of the past, like most security establishments, had a few words they used which they understood, but were meant to confuse others. ‘Take out’ did not mean take somebody to lunch. ‘Gryp operasie’ was nothing playful. ‘Remove from the community’ did not mean sending somebody on a holiday. Much of Thursday was devoted to the commissioners and the former policemen debating the semantics of a 1985 State Security Council document. The former policemen were closely questioned about the word ‘eliminate’ or ‘elimineer’ in reference to the elimination of enemy targets. Gen Johan Coetzee came to the hearing armed with a list of dictionary definitions.

Notes: Max du Preez