decisions AMNESTY DECISIONS EUGENE ALEXANDER DE KOCK,JOHANNES JACOBUS SWART,KOBUS KLOPPER,NICHOLAAS JOHANNES VERMEULEN AM0066/96,AM3750/96,AM3762/96,AM4398/96 GRANTED https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=59423&t=&tab=hearings https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/originals/decisions/2001/ac21141.htm DECISION ______________________________________________________ The Applicants applied for amnesty in respect of their roles: Eugene Alexander de Kock ("de Kock") was in fact convicted of defeating the ends of justice in respect of this matter and was sentenced to six years imprisonment for this offence. Briefly, the facts of the matter are as follows: It remains to be decided whether the Applicants meet the requirements of Section 20(1) of Act 34 of 1995 as to whether "the act, omission or offence to which the application relates is an act associated with a political objective committed in the course of the conflicts of the past in accordance with the provisions of sub sections (2) and (3)." The Committee is satisfied that the offences were committed in the course of the conflicts of the past and that all the Applicants fall within the provisions of Section 20(2). The Committee, after considering the guidelines set out in Section 20(3) is further satisfied that the offences committed were associated with a political objective. In the result, amnesty is GRANTED to the Applicants for: The Committee is of the opinion that the relatives and dependants of Johannes Sweet Sambo are victims and they are referred to the Committee on Reparation and Rehabilitation for consideration in terms of Section 22 of Act 34 of 1995. _____________________ JUDGE A.B.M. WILSON _____________________ MR J. B. SIBANYONI _____________________ MR I LAX ?? /... 2 /... /...