AK47

We followed the van in a BMW until it came to a stop next to a house in Meadowlands. Then we - as soon as it came to a stop then we drove next to it, we opened fire with AK47 rifles. The Commander had a Makarov pistol with him as well. Then we drove away. We went back to the base.

MR HUGO: You now heard that Mr de Kock testified that he heard that the working part of the AK47 was cocked - I'm not technically correct now, but the AK47s were cocked, AK47s, that's actually the relevant point. Did you hear anything like that?

MR BAKER: Mr Chairman, he was placed in a slight depression next to the road and Mr Bellingan then shot him with an AK47 in the head, on automatic fire, Mr Chairman.

... to go, to come to them and take their arms, because their arms were here, so mine was just to go and take the arms. I would not do that having an AK47 at the very same time, so it was not possible for Linda to do all those things, to take the guns and even to point them, because we only had one ...

MR LAMEY: One of the applicants, I think it is Mr Britz, states that practise shots were fired with the AK47, can you recall this?

We were in the garage when we heard Khumalo accusing one lady of hiding criminals. He then came into the garage where we were drinking carrying an AK47. I bumped into the barrel of this AK47 and it chipped my front tooth as we were running away. That was my first contact with Khumalo. I knew ...

MR TANDA: I used an R4 rifle, Mtura had an R4 rifle and I gave Gcinikhaya Makoma an AK47 and I gave the other comrade an AK47.

MR MOTATA: Just explain to us, we know from the evidence we have heard that operators used to carry guns and those would be issued by the Commander Regional or Central, but they used to carry guns and in this respect AK47's, is that so?

... and then I shot at her with that one remaining bullet. As I was walking outside Mdmase was waiting there, I asked Mdmase to finish them with that AK47 and I heard that gunfire and I told myself that Mdmase has finished them and I went to Spruit to report and the next day they were called and ...

MR MAKOMA: Yes, I got an AK47.

MR ZWANE: AK47 rifles, Scorpion sub-machine pistols.

Is there any particular weapon on which, you know, specific emphasis was placed or not? --- There were two firearms which had much emphasis. These were the ones that we were supposed to use in most cases. It was the G3 rifle which was Czechoslovakian made and an AK47.

MR MBANDAZAYO: Let me take you step by step. He told the Committee that on your arrival there, you put an AK47 in the vehicle which was there, is that correct?

MR LESHOMO: I do not recall, it was one AK and 9mms, I don't know how many of them were there, and the 3.8s. I do not recall how many of them, but among the weapons there was an AK47, the 9mms and the 3.8.

During the attack however, I was armed with an AK47 rifle which (indistinct). It was given to me by Soli and I returned it to him immediately after the attack. Only two grenades were thrown during the attack and no shots were fired.

MR SHAYI: Mr Chairman, as I indicated yesterday that on page 13 of the bundle, and page 15 of the bundle, mention is made on page 13 of three AK47 firearms and nine shotguns, and on page 15, of two AK47's and several pistols and several revolvers. It is my submission that when the application was ...

14 Unlawful possession of AK47 ammunition.

MR TSHABALALA: Yes, there is one incident that I was involved in, the Mazibuko incident that has brought me here. I was present, as it was explained earlier on, I was carrying my AK47 and people died in Mazibuko.

... later I wanted to know from Hechter how the action had gone and he told me that van Vuuren had hit a window of a house out with the barrel of an AK47 gun and that he, Hechter, had thrown the bomb through the hole, upon which they had run away. We then drove back to Pretoria. I cannot say with ...

MR RORICH: Certainly yes. There was an AK47 gun, an AKM at everyone of the bodies. The order was given to Warrant Officer Pienaar who discharged the weapons and there were two carry bags within which there was a Russian F1 type Eastern Block handgrenade.