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	<type>AMNESTY DECISIONS</type>
	<startdate>1999-03-30</startdate>
			<names>NAOMI NONHLANHLA XABA</names>
	<case>AC/99/0055</case>
	<matter>AM 6434/97</matter>
				<decision>GRANTED</decision>
	<url>https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=58727&amp;t=&amp;tab=hearings</url>
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			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>DECISION</text>
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			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>                                                                                            </text>
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			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>The Applicant was a member of the African National Congress and specifically uMkhonto weSizwe (MK).</text>
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		<line number="4">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>During the period 1986 to 1987, as a MK member, she conducted military training in Swaziland and KwaZulu Natal.  She also assisted trained guerrillas to infiltrate South Africa from Swaziland.</text>
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		<line number="5">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>The political objective she intended to achieve was the same as what MK was striving for, namely to wage war against the erstwhile South African government;  to overthrow the government militarily.</text>
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			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>She never issued any orders for any specific people to be killed.</text>
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		<line number="7">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>The applicant has complied with the requirements of the enabling Act and accordingly, she is </text>
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			<speaker>GRANTED</speaker>
			<text>amnesty for</text>
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		<line number="9" isquote="true">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>a) training and infiltrating MK soldiers into South Africa.</text>
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		<line number="10">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>For and on behalf of the Amnesty Committee.</text>
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			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>(Signed)</text>
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