AK47

MR MOELE: Firstly because we had AK47 sub-machine guns, we needed the pistols for personal security and also to train SDU comrades with these firearms that we got inside the country, in South Africa.

MR PRINSLOO: And evidence has already been given that the people had AK47 East block weapons with them.

... geblyk het dat die huis waar die skietery plaasgevind het, die eerste oorledene se huis was, dat hy 'n ingeskrewe lid van die ANC was, dat 'n AK47 versteek was in die plafon van die huis, dat daar petrolbomme in die garage aanliggend tot die huis was en dat 'n half voltooide struktuur ...

... and the attack spurred on even further violence in the area. He also conceded that it was wholly disproportionate to deploy a group armed with 10 AK47 assault rifles in order to kill one person. He indicated that the attack should not have taken place and that to his mind it was the wrong way ...

an object and the motor vehicle was brought to a stop. They then fled to the nearest house where he was arrested. He was found in possession of an AK47 rifle as well as ...

... But didn't that even jeopardise the safety and the lives of your operatives if Opperman knew that there was going to be ten MK members armed with AK47 rifles, F1 hand-grenades, whatever it might be? He doesn't tell you, he says "Cloete, get these people ready to penetrate the house, you're ...

1. The unlawful possession of firearms, on 7,62 x 39 calibre AK47.

I did go and pick up weapons from Col Drury, it was only a few AK47's with a fold-up butt, AKM, the ANC only used AKM, they did not use the normal AK47's. The rest of the AK's, we got from Vlakplaas' own storage. We also ensured that it was Russian ammunition. For each weapon we gave two or ...

has been led that the applicants before the Committee are very unsophisticated people, even their struggle was not one with hand grenades, bombs and AK47's. That should be noted and even in the application forms, they didn't have the opportunity of the application forms being filled by the ...

MR COETZEE: We found two AK47 rifles sealed in plastic bags, six magazines, a multitude of mini-limpet mines, detonators, handgrenades, RDG5 and F1, which were hidden in the vehicle.

MR PLAATJIES: Sometimes it was AK47's.

MR MAZIBUKO: He had an AK47.

MR ZUMA: As we were using the homemade guns and big guns, we got ammunition for 9mm and R1 ammunitions and R4 rifles ammunition. We had different types of homemade guns. One of the guns that we had was an AK47.

MR VAN VUUREN: Through the activities of myself and CaptainHechter, we normally had explosives, landmines, AK47 rifles andso forth which we had available in our vehicle.

MR STEYN: Yes, that is correct. I had regular contact with people from the Special Branch in Botswana and I heard from them, that in the clearing up of the property, they found AK47's.

MR WILLS: And that you were trained in the use of AK47's, Uzzi machine guns, shotguns, G3 assault rifles and F1 and RDG5 handgrenades?

"Lt Pretorius instructed Peter Lengene, Monyane and Linda Moni to make sure that the limpet mines were placed nearby ...(indistinct) and if they failed to pull out the pins of the limpet mines they should shoot them with the AK47 rifles."

MR MKHWANAZI: AK47.

18. The Vlakplaas contingent had taken up position lower down the road. Snyman and Ras were armed with AK47's to do the elimination if necessary and Vermeulen guarded their vehicle. After seeing the explosion and noticing that all the deceased were instantly killed, they immediately left for ...

AMNESTY IS HEREBY GRANTED: to the abovenamed Applicant in respect of the unlawful possession of an AK47 assault rifle and ammunition committed at or near Wadeville on or about 27 October 1993.