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AK47Explanation MR NHLAPO: After some time I heard a gunshot from the AK47 and one lady came out of the house, I don't know which one was it between the two ladies and she ran away and when she was running away I shot. ADV STEENKAMP: Were you also involved in the actual shooting, were you armed with an AK47 or what exactly did you do? of the Angus station. Applicant noticed a vehicle fitting the description of the taxi approaching them at high speed. He fired at the taxi with his AK47 rifle. The taxi came to a halt some distance away from Applicant. An armed group of Phola Park ... killed with an AK47, I did not, I mean those were the instructions, I did not ask why it had to be done. MR BOOYENS: Dealing with this AK47 of Rasta that would fire only single shots, how did you fix it? ... like to dwell upon now, next to Khumalo Street. But what I emphasise about that particular incident is that I was not armed, I did not have an AK47 in my possession. I did take part though together with other soldiers to sort of check if there were police and if the condition was ... MR DE JAGER: Right, now during that week you were armed with an AK47. ... there was an explosion at Silverton, in the Checkers store there. A person by the name of Sinqi Vuma who was shot dead in Mamelodi with an AK47, a former Minister of Garankua, Mr Lukhele and his sister who were shot dead in his house as well as his wife who was seriously injured, there ... MR BOTHA: They were an FN automatic assault rifle and an AK47. CHAIRMAN: Mr Sehlwana, you told us yesterday that one of the people had his AK47 on his lap as you drove into the country. MR RADEBE: AK47. MR PATEL: In addition you claim amnesty for illegal possession of an AK47 and Makaroff pistol and ammunition, do you confirm that? So I then went to Botswana and then in Botswana on the borders, I went for my weapon, for my AK47 and then we proceeded into South Africa. I entered the Republic by jumping the fence. I didn't use my passport which I've been using all the way and I proceeded to Bloemfontein to go and report ... MR WILLS: Well, in the attack in Richmond you said you were using an AK47. Is that correct? MR SIBEKO: In both incidents, were you carrying a weapon or an AK47 which you used? MR BOTHA: During August 1986 an incident took place where a spouse of an IFP council member was killed and three of his children were injured in an attack with AK47 assault weapons and hand grenades. "Grenade attack on Inkatha's Wellington Sabelo. AK47 fired at car of his wife as she entered in the driveway, killing her and injuring three children." We learnt this in the Advanced Course. We also learnt about different guns. We learnt about Eastern Block weapons. Those weapons are not used in South Africa. A lot of people don't know about them. If I can be permitted to enumerate the guns that we used, like the AK47 ... ADV LAMEY: How did the aspect regarding the AK47 come to light? MR NGWENYA: I used to keep weapons such as Scorpions and two AKs, an AK47 as well. |