hrvtrans HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, SUBMISSIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1997-06-09 EAST LONDON 1 MRS NOMHASE MONICA NKENKE EC129/96 ELN https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=55238&t=&tab=hearings https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/originals/hrvtrans/hrvel2/elnnke.htm REV FINCA Nomhase Nkenke? I would like to apologise to her because she was supposed to be the first one according to our list but because we wanted to start with the bus boycott incident we forgot her name. We thank her for waiting for such a long time. MRS NOMHASE MONICA NKENKE (sworn states) REV FINCA June Crichton? MS CRICHTON MRS NKENKE My son. MS CRICHTON MRS NKENKE MS CRICHTON I just want to interrupt you at that point and ask you did you at that stage seek any advice from an attorney? MRS NKENKE MS CRICHTON MRS NKENKE MS CRICHTON Mrs Nkenke you say that they said you had to go to court, was it not an inquest? MRS NKENKE MS CRICHTON Were there any members of your families there at all? MRS NKENKE I went with my husband. MS CRICHTON Were you asked any questions at all? MRS NKENKE No. MS CRICHTON At the funeral the policemen that was there asking the questions, who was that? MRS NKENKE MS CRICHTON The house that was allegedly burnt down, whose house was that? MRS NKENKE MS CRICHTON What is your opinion, what do you think really happened? MRS NKENKE MS CRICHTON MRS NKENKE MS CRICHTON The same child. Is there anything else that you want the Commission to do for you Mrs Nkenke? MRS NKENKE I want to know why and where my child was shot, I want the perpetrator to come forward because I want to hear it from his mouth. MS CRICHTON REV FINCA Mr Sandi? MR SANDI Thank you Mr Chairman. Mrs Nkenke, was there any particular incident on the day your child was shot? MRS NKENKE Yes, there was going to be a prayer meeting concerning the people that were shot in 1983. MR SANDI Were there others that were shot with your son? MRS NKENKE MR SANDI You did not hear of any other people? MRS NKENKE No. MR SANDI Who is Mr Gugushe? MRS NKENKE A policeman at Unit 12. He was a policeman then. MR SANDI Do you know him? MRS NKENKE No, I just heard about him. MR SANDI Do you see him around? MRS NKENKE I saw him in court. MR SANDI Thank you Mr Chairperson. REV FINCA