amntrans AMNESTY HEARINGS 2000-09-04 DURBAN 1 RICHARD VALLIHU AM4010/96 https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=54458&t=&tab=hearings https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/originals/amntrans/2000/200904db.htm MR MOERANE With the Chairperson's permission may I call Mr Richard Vallihu. RICHARD VALLIHU (sworn states) EXAMINATION BY MR MOERANE Thank you Chairperson. Mr Vallihu, how old are you? MR VALLIHU 36. MR MOERANE Where do you reside? MR VALLIHU Johannesburg. MR MOERANE Where about? MR VALLIHU Sandton. MR MOERANE MR VALLIHU That is correct. MR MOERANE Were you involved in that incident? MR VALLIHU That is correct. MR MOERANE What was your particular role? MR VALLIHU I was the designated driver. CHAIRPERSON Sorry, what were you? MR VALLIHU The driver. MR MOERANE He said he was the designated driver. Whom did you convey? MR VALLIHU Derek Naidoo, Lenny Naidoo, David Madurai and Raymond Metheraj. MR MOERANE Was that to and from the place where the limpet mine was place? MR VALLIHU Yes that is correct. MR MOERANE MR VALLIHU That is correct. MR MOERANE Do you also associate yourself with the political motivation for doing what they and you did? MR VALLIHU That is true. MR MOERANE Did you do what you did for any financial or material motive? MR VALLIHU None whatsoever. MR MOERANE Did you benefit financially or otherwise from your act? MR VALLIHU No, I didn't. MR MOERANE I notice that in your application for amnesty, in the written application, you also applied for amnesty in respect of the bombing of the Chatsworth Magistrate's Court house, were you actually involved in that particular incident? MR VALLIHU No, I wasn't. MR MOERANE So why did you originally include that in your application? MR VALLIHU Well I did have knowledge of the operation, intended operation, but I didn't participate. MR MOERANE I see. Do you know Mr Rajbansi personally? MR VALLIHU No. MR MOERANE Do you bear him any ill will or spite? MR VALLIHU No. MR MOERANE That is the evidence, Chairperson. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS BY MR MOERANE MS CAMBANIS No questions, thank you Chairperson. NO QUESTIONS BY MS CAMBANIS MS MOHAMED I have no questions, Chairperson. NO QUESTIONS BY MS MOHAMED CROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR MAPOMA In your application for amnesty, when you described the nature and particulars of the acts for which you applied for amnesty in paragraph 9(a)(iv) which appears on page 32 of the paginated bundle, you say reference must be made to the case of State vs Naidoo. Were you involved in that trial as well? MR VALLIHU No. MR MAPOMA Why then do you refer to that? MR VALLIHU I think all the facts in the trial allude to the incident in which I was involved in. MR MAPOMA Thank you Chairperson, no further questions. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS BY MR MAPOMA RE-EXAMINATION BY MR MOERANE Just question in re-examination. The D. Naidoo that you mentioned in your application, which Naidoo was this? MR VALLIHU I think that refers to Dhanpal Naidoo. CHAIRPERSON Where is D Naidoo? MR VALLIHU At page 32. Oh, it must be Derek Naidoo, I'm sorry about that. MR MOERANE MR VALLIHU That's true, that is correct. MR MOERANE And to your knowledge he was convicted and sentenced? MR VALLIHU Yes. MR MOERANE So is that the case to which you're referring? MR VALLIHU Absolutely. MR MOERANE Thank you. I have no further questions. May the applicant be excused? MR VALLIHU Thank you. WITNESS EXCUSED