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CasspirExplanation ADV VISSER: In other words, not from the direction where the casspir was, but from another direction? But now, and again the first witness stated that all the shots he heard were from the casspir side and again according to the deploy, the deployment as they were saying, whatever you call it, they were on all angles of the combi except the direction where Sehlwana ran to, so that he could be saved. 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. ... 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 MKHULUTHA: Yes, that is my evidence. Because they also got into the kombi and we saw them alighting from the police casspir, that was Mr Mpisane and the policeman. 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. 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. When was this, what time was it when you were knocked by a Casspir? --- It was at 2:00 p.m. ... unit was involved on that morning and identifies one particular policeman, that he recognises. That he actually went after that unit, stopped the Casspir and nothing was ... ... us, as he says he was able to give the Supreme Court in a matter that came before those courts related to these events, detailed accounts of the casspir numbers, what they did, including firing at Comrades whilst the Witdoeke were being given an opportunity thereby to attack the comrades, are ... ... corrugated iron to the site where we were about to build. I was not aware that Hippos were approaching us, four in number, and four bakkies and one Casspir. This girl dropped the corrugated iron and she fled. I decided to stand ... ... 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 ... On the 16th of June they arrested me in terms of the State of Emergency, they hit me with the [indistinct] of the gun in order to me into the Casspir. I was sentenced to nine months imprisonment. we saw quite a number of vans passing up the road. It was Sergeant du Toit in his own van, together with his policemen, and there was also a police Casspir. We followed them to the police station and we got to the police station at the same time. We spoke to the station commander once more and ... |