hrvtrans HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION HEARINGS 1996-06-18 GEORGE 1 CT/05904 NOXOLO JAFTA NOXOLO JAFTA SHOT AND BEATEN BY, KITSKONSTABELS https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=55102&t=&tab=hearings https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/originals/hrvtrans/george/ct05904.htm MS BURTON NOXOLO JAFTA Duly sworn states MS BURTON Thank you very much, please sit down. Dr Ramashala will be facilitating your testimony. DR RAMASHALA Me Jafta good morning and welcome. I would like you to go back to that day in 1988 when you were shot by the kitskonstabel and relate your story in as detailed way as possible to assist us in - not only investigating, but also in documenting this case. MS JAFTA Thank you in 1988 I was sent to a shop at home to buy some things and I was with my friend. When we got to the shop I bought these goods and from the shop on we are going up - near - at Freedom Square we were going up, there was a [indistinct] that was going down and the other roads goes to the shop and the other road goes down. DR RAMASHALA Let us go back to the graveyard incident - how many police were involved in that? MS JAFTA There were two white policeman and this two fellows, the others were patrolling [indistinct] and there was this only this two, David [indistinct] and [indistinct] DR RAMASHALA Exactly where did they shoot you - where did they injure you? MS JAFTA Here on my neck. DR RAMASHALA And you went to the hospital [indistinct] - do you remember the name of the hospital? MS JAFTA DR RAMASHALA Do you remember the name of the doctor who attended you? MS JAFTA It was Hendricks, Dr Hendricks. DR RAMASHALA And towards the end you said that there were two detective - a Coloured detective and a white detective, do you remember their names? MS JAFTA No I never heard what their names were. DR RAMASHALA Is there anything else about what they did to you, that you can remember? MS JAFTA No there is nothing else. DR RAMASHALA And after you were discharged from the hospital, did the police ever come back to you to harass you? MS JAFTA No they never came back, because there was a father who stayed next to my [indistinct] Mr Salman who was staying in front of our house, we went to our house to ask for forgiveness and my mother shouted him away. DR RAMASHALA CHAIRPERSON MS JAFTA CHAIRPERSON We will try and see what help you - we can give you. MS JAFTA Thank you. CHAIRPERSON Thank you. Can I just welcome Mr Russell Ally - I had already introduced you in your absence and we are relieved that you are here, thank you. MS BURTON Thank you - thank you once again Ms Jafta for coming to tell us your story.