MOKHONWANA, Obed

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It is assumed that Obed was burnt to death by Vlakplaas operatives during July 1986 at Vlaklaagte, KwaNdebele. He and eight other youth activists were recruited by Vlakplaas askaris, supposedly for military training. They were all killed and the bodies were burnt beyond recognition when the house they were staying in was set alight. The perpetrators applied for amnesty. See Nietverdiend ambush.

TV Series Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report Glossary

Transcript of episode 39, section 4, starting at: 11:19

Let’s move to Cape Town for the last evidence by the five policemen whose amnesty applications have served before the Truth Commission’s Amnesty Committee the last few weeks. Together, they killed at least 65 people in the name of the apartheid state. We’ll tell you about 21 of these murders ...

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