AK47

MR VAN DER WALT: And this would not cause you to hesitate, to empty a magazine of an AK47 in him?

... But I think we must just remember that on that night 38 people were killed and 40 were injured when a group of men indiscriminately sprayed AK47 gunfire at the vigil that was organised for Christopher. Christopher himself was an ANC member and a member of the Sebokeng Crime Prevention ...

4. Unlawful possession of firearms being an R4 rifle, R5 rifle, a AK47 rifle and 2 R PG 7 rocket launchers.

i) Possession of an AK47 rifle;

MR BERGER: That night there were people armed with AK47's, shotguns, other rifles, is that correct?

MR XULU: Yes, I gave them one AK47.

MR PRINSLOO: No, not the AK47. The AK applied to the third applicant.

CHAIRPERSON: And did you have an AK47 or did you have a pistol? What sort of firearm?

MR MASOKA: As a member of the Self Defence Unit my duty was to patrol around the section, carry around my weapon, AK47 and inspect and monitor the situation around our section, and also monitor other sections.

MR VAN ZWEEL: Those persons were armed with AK47 rifles and they all had magazines, the weapons were cocked. Hand grenades were also found, two.

MR THULO: Linda Radebe. I was driving towards Polla Park looking for AK47 ammunition because I was ordered to go and buy those ammunitions. Linda Radebe who has since died saw Peter Sewasi, who is my co-applicant. They asked me that my car should be used. Peter was having a red headband like ...

MR LOWIES: You shot at them and they died and you shot at them with an AK47?

On this list of the scale of remuneration, there would be stipulations such as bringing in an AK47, would given an extra R800-00, for a missile, it was R500-00, for ammunition, per 50, would be R50-00. For the arrest, the wounding or the taking in of an ANC or PAC terrorist an amount of R2 000-00 ...

MR STRYDOM: Do you know an AK47 rifle?

CAPT. HECHTER: I remember that I went with an AK47 armed with an AK47 or pickaxe handles.

Having carefully considered the matter, we are satisfied that the application complies with all of the requirements of the Act. Amnesty is accordingly GRANTED to Applicant for the unlawful possession of an AK47 assault rifle and ammunition on or about 19 September 1993 at or near Thokoza, Gauteng.

... put on my clothes, off, and put them down. I ended up being naked. At that stage, I think, I had lost my mind. I was a bit confused. There were AK47's explosions all over. The whole area was dark. We just could only hear these AK47's and Thokoza was going to be an attack. They use to ...

... rights. The only offence that Mr Gaelatse committed and for which he seeks amnesty was that from approximately the middle of 1993 he possessed an AK47 weapon and bullets. This was possessed, he was one of the commanders of the Thokoza/Beirut section, he was self defence unit, he never incited ...

... He then briefed us on the operation that was to be carried out. The car to be used was already parked in the yard. He then gave each of us an AK47 and also pistols. The operation depended on the signal from our commander's source. That means after arriving at the target place we were to ...

1. Unlawful possession of firearms, including an AK47 rifle, two Uzzi submachine guns and a R4 rifle;