AK47

MR MATSHAYA: I was carrying an AK47 rifle.

... with a view to disarming them of their weapons. Later that night, he accompanied by DK, Shona and Chicken Licken armed with R4 rifles and an AK47 went to the station. They came to a room which they believed was occupied by policemen. The door of the room was closed. Shiceka and DK ...

The committee is satisfied that he has complied with the requirements of the Act and he is therefore GRANTED amnesty in respect of the unlawful possession of an AK47 rifle and ammunition committed on or about the 20 April 1994 at Thokoza.

MS KHAMPEPE: Was it an act of negligence to have sent Mr Mamasela and Bafana armed with AK47's

MR LABUSCHAGNE: Yes, I cannot specifically say if it was all that was found in the back of the bakkie, but I remember the rucksacks, there was an AK47, yes I would say that would be the weapons that we found.

driving us. We parked two streets away from the stadium. Muhlava remained in the car. The four of us went to the stadium. We were armed with two AK47 rifles, two pistols and about twelve hand grenades, F1's and RGD 5's. James Sililo and Mathousan took positions and threw the hand grenades. ...

MR GOUWS: Oosthuizen and myself were contacted by Captain Hechter. I cannot recall if we met with him at his office or where we met, but the end of the story was that we went to the Bron. It was a holiday resort. There was an AK47 handed to me.

CHAIRPERSON: Were you trained in the use of firearms such as AK47's and pistols and maybe even hand grenades?

"Did you see AK47 rifles on the eve of the 17th?"

One evening, I think it was July or August, I am not quite certain, we went through to Louis Trichardt. We were armed with an AK47 which White had acquired, his R1 and I think also a petrol bomb which Jurgen Grobler had with him. When we arrived on the scene it was about 12 o'clock at night, I ...

MR YAMILE: You see they would dismantle an AK47 and then they would assemble it again. Then I looked and then I called the Committee, I said no, this doesn't look right. They didn't ask anything, they were just continuing.

... to Duli. Nortje says they had hired a kombi vehicle from Avis for the delivery of the arms and when Duli requested to be supplied with four (4) AK47 rifles and sixteen (16) magazines it was agreed that these could neither be given to him in the premises of the hotel nor anywhere in the East ...

That was simply matters where the then Riot Unit, etc, may have arrested somebody with an AK47 or a handgrenade or an unlicensed firearm and it may have been political, like a Makarov or a Tokarev and we would then take over that docket, it wouldn't be handled by the normal CID's at the stations. ...

and the other information from the physical informer entailed that handling and training of handgrenades and other crash course training for example AK47 courses by Mahlangu, to some of his recruits in ...

... a name. Skosana referred to me - said I was a dog and he wanted to get something to hit me with. When the other one opened his jacket I saw an AK47. I ran ...

... This was in regard to, amongst others, the collection of training material and the information was confirmed by other information that it was AK47 rifles and hand grenades and there was a further letter where it was mentioned that people from Botswana would visit him and these persons would ...

MR MBELO: With an AK47 and we were told that morning that those guys are well armed and they are going to attack a certain mini-bus.

... decided to wait for it at the robots of Orlando, Diepkloof and I was armed with R4 and the other person, I have forgotten his name, was carrying an ...

MR LAX: Did he not also refer to the AK47?

The Applicant is therefore GRANTED amnesty in respect of the unlawful possession of an AK47 rifle with sixteen rounds of ammunition and a revolver with four rounds of ammunition at 82 Siluma View, Katlehong on or about 13 January 1991.