<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>
<hearing xmlns="http://trc.saha.org.za/hearing/xml" schemaLocation="https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/export/hearingxml.xsd">
	<systype>decisions</systype>
	<type>AMNESTY DECISIONS</type>
				<names>W F SCHOON</names>
		<matter>AM 4396/96</matter>
				<decision>GRANTED</decision>
	<url>https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/hearing.php?id=59477&amp;t=&amp;tab=hearings</url>
	<originalhtml>https://sabctrc.saha.org.za/originals/decisions/2001/ac21195.htm</originalhtml>
		<lines count="18">
		<line number="1">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>DECISION</text>
		</line>
		<line number="2">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text></text>
		</line>
		<line number="3">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text></text>
		</line>
		<line number="4">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text></text>
		</line>
		<line number="5">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>Having considered the matter we   are satisfied that the Applicant made a full disclosure of all relevant facts   and that his conduct amounts to an act associated with a political objective   as envisaged in the Act.</text>
		</line>
		<line number="6">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>We are accordingly satisfied that   the application complies with all of the requirements of the Act and amnesty   is accordingly hereby GRANTED to the Applicant in respect of the offence of   defeating the ends of justice committed in regard to the abduction of Mr Joe   Pillay in Swaziland and his unlawful detention during or about the period 19   February until 10 March 1981.</text>
		</line>
		<line number="7">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>It needs to be pointed out that   the abduction formed the subject-matter of a separate application by Captain   Dirk Coetzee who was granted amnesty in respect thereof and where the victim   status of Mr Pillay was decided.</text>
		</line>
		<line number="8">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text></text>
		</line>
		<line number="9">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>ACTING JUDGE D POTGIETER</text>
		</line>
		<line number="10">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>ACTING JUDGE C DE JAGER</text>
		</line>
		<line number="11">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>ADV L GCABASHE</text>
		</line>
		<line number="12">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>??</text>
		</line>
		<line number="13">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>2</text>
		</line>
		<line number="14">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>/...</text>
		</line>
		<line number="15">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>/...</text>
		</line>
		<line number="16">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>3</text>
		</line>
		<line number="17">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>/...</text>
		</line>
		<line number="18">
			<speaker></speaker>
			<text>3</text>
		</line>
	</lines>
</hearing>