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CasspirExplanation Then somebody said - that these boers in the Casspir were trying to protect themselves, because they were not safe. People were throwing stones. I asked if there was no other way they could have protected themselves, then shooting my son in the head. There should have been a way to protect ... MR COETSEE: In brief, what it amounted to was that Sehlwana would still be the driver of the vehicle that the Defence Force would be assisting our members at certain observation points that a casspir of the Defence Force would be made available to be used at the road blockade. MR VISSER: And you have also confirmed as it was put to you, that there was a warning system, a whistle system. As soon as a policeman or a casspir or a buffel had entered into a black area, whistles were blown and the whole area would know. ... killed this young boy. I phoned the Paballelo police station twice to inform them that I had shot somebody. The following policemen arrived in a casspir - Inspector Swanepoel, Fanie Burger and Tarrie Smith [Tarrie, Tarrie, that's correct] and Captain Botha. Inspector Swanepoel congratulated ... Comrade McBride had discussed with me a number of targets, including attacks on an armed personnel carrier, police casspir and the attach on policemen, the attack on Labour Party collaborators and the attack on police reservists. appeal. The 2 of us went to court, the court proceedings went on and yet again the findings were such that the children were throwing stones at the Casspir. ... ... whose identity is unknown, attempted murder of an unknown number of policemen whose identities are unknown, the theft of a motor vehicle known as a Casspir, the murders of an unknown number of people at the Katuza Hostel, the attempted murders of an unknown number of occupants of Katuza Hostel, ... where a bakkie detonated a landmine. four occupants were killed and two others, Bhangu James and William Motha, survived. The third one is where a Casspir detonated a landmine and the occupants thereof sustained minor ... MR MBAMBO: No, nobody told him that because the ANC leaders spoke to Brigadier Umzumela and other officers who were in a police casspir. They laid this complaint with Brigadier Umzumela and he appeared as a person who was going to try and fix the situation but he did not do anything about it. ... house. They asked for my mother, my sister told them that my mother was in the neighbour’s house. They went and took her to that house in their casspir. They took her together with Zolisha Siyo, my cousin to the Headman. When they arrived in the Headman’s place, they assaulted her She was ... ... me, another night this white man came again. They came to fetch me and I was staying that time with my girl friend. When I got to where the Casspir was going, it was Nyanga East at the police station. That’s where they really beat me up so much that they said I was the organiser of all ... ... the crowds like in Uitenhage and they start protesting and we are frightened, what do I have to do, I don't want to shoot, I don't want to use my Casspir, I don't want to go in there and kill the people, what can I do? I can try to use water canons like they did in Cape Town, it works ... MR STRYDOM: I was posted at one of our vehicles, about 50 metres if I remember correctly, in a north easterly direction from where the casspir was to move onto the road. ... to look for my son, but he was not there. I went to Ngubane's place and my elder brother took me half way. When we reached my place I saw the Casspir in my yard and it was demolishing my house. We went away to look for my son and we were told that my son was at a certain house and we got ... MR PRINSLOO: Chairperson, there were several acts of terror in the area Northern Transvaal. By means of illustration, a police casspir vehicle during February, was blown up in Mamelodi by means of a landmine, while the police members were busy with patrol work. And there was also a police ... ... who were patrolling that area were supporting the ANC. They then got involved in this ploy to throw apples and oranges I think inside the police casspir, and then the police got worried about this, anyway a deal was struck eventually whereby the army, should I say, started assisting them in ... ... I want to tell you what in general terms he says in this document. He says that the police were involved to the extent he says, that police Casspirs or he says a police Casspir was used to transport some of the attackers, including himself into Boipatong. Now do you say that that is a ... ... Masulele included as well as Tambani Mbata, they came and Masulele pointed me out. They were together with the soldiers and I was taken into the Casspir. I was arrested and incarcerated CR Swart and the police at CR Swart tortured us and humiliated us. That was their job to make us admit to ... MR MASINA: Are you referring to the land mine that was detonated by a Casspir? ... Berg. Also Mr van den Berg, I notice from the applications that they only deal specifically with two incidents, one relating to an incident with a Casspir and the other one relating to the incident involving Brigadier Molope but in addition there's mention about other incidents in Annexure A. I ... |