hrvtrans HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, SUBMISSIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1997-06-09 EAST LONDON 1 MR DAVID GOBIZEMBE EC733/96 ELN https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=55232&t=&tab=hearings https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/originals/hrvtrans/hrvel2/elngobiz.htm REV XUNDU David Gobizembe? Please stand up Sir. Please take off your cap Sir. MR DAVID GOBIZEMBE (sworn states) REV FINCA June Crichton? MS CRICHTON Mr Gobizembe, can you hear me? MR GOBIZEMBE Yes, I can hear you. MS CRICHTON MR GOBIZEMBE Yes I was there. I went to Zimbabwe in 1984 from Quatro in Angola. I ran to Zimbabwe because I was ill-treated. I was treated as a prisoner but I was in a struggle and I think I was wasting my time. MS CRICHTON Alright, thank you that was the first question. When you were in Zimbabwe and you got to Zimbabwe you were at a military camp, which one was that? Which camp was it? MR GOBIZEMBE I was in Queens Park in Zimbabwe. MS CRICHTON MR GOBIZEMBE The Commander of the Camp? MS CRICHTON MR GOBIZEMBE It was in Angola. MS CRICHTON MR GOBIZEMBE Yes that is correct. MS CRICHTON MR GOBIZEMBE I was with my friends when we saw our friends running and we discovered that there was shooting. Joseph Sotetsi who was my best friend was sitting next to me but he ran away and jumped a fence. MS CRICHTON MR GOBIZEMBE REV FINCA Please keep quiet people. Thank you. MS CRICHTON REV FINCA Mr Gobizembe, we will thank you together with other people. You may step down for now.