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... experience of soldiering in conflict is, in my opinion, essential for true insight. The emotions generated by contact with enemy fire, the loss of comrades and the shock of land-mine detonations negatively influence the judgement of the most reasonable and rational individual. War, in whatever ...

... as opposed to political. The Committee finds it not to be so. This could mean that an Applicant who responds to the political killing of his comrades would qualify for amnesty, but were those comrades his brothers or sisters, persons closely related to him he would not so be entitled. ...

CHAIRMAN: If I remember very well, this was done by people who called themselves comrades. I don't know whether there were also criminals amongst those comrades.

... children were shot and through that I went to the government mortuary and I found him there. Then we had to transfer him to another mortuary. The comrades came and took him because he was also shot with other comrades and the funeral was arranged. One day we were called in court, we were shown ...

On learning of the death of their comrades the applicant, Sibaya, Moloko, Seme, Shange and Cebekhulu (all co-members of MALAYO) decided to eliminate the deceased who they perceived to be the leader of the Mashaolin Gang. They firmly believed that this group was responsible for the murders of their ...

MR DEHAL: Whilst you were a base commander you had about 180 comrades, MK comrades, under your command?

MR MQIBI: Comrades Sibusiso Afrika and other many guys because Phola Park were helping us. The only one that I remember was Sibusiso because I sent him to go and tell other comrades and he told other people from Phola Park as well.

MRS MASISA: I didn't have finance, I was assisted by the comrades of Sivane who donated R400 to help in burying their friend. I didn't have money, as I am till today but the comrades were supporting me all the time. They donated R400.

4. A witness of the Douglas Commission alleges a mutiny in 1977, which was suppressed by Mr Ronnie Kasrils "by giving orders to an East German trained platoon to lock the comrades up". Can problematic events involving dissatisfaction of cadres in 1977 be described? How was the matter dealt with?

They left and approximately an hour or two later went back and found him. They used pseudo names and posed as comrades who had been sent to collect him to transport him to exile where he would undergo military training. He agreed to accompany them.

... agenda, namely an interest to rob money in going to Mr de Villier's farm and that, despite any political objective he may have shared with his comrades, he had gone there in an attempt to obtain more than just arms and that his primary aim was to enrich ...

The gang allegedly targeted ANC members and killed them or harassed them or inflicted injuries to them. The applicant and some of his comrades stayed in Gelukwaarts which was known as the new township of Maokeng. Sometime prior to the 30th of October 1992, the applicant was being sought by white ...

CHAIRPERSON: Mrs Mahlangu, I have a question to you to follow-up relating to the Putco bus. According to our research and some statements we have on that day, apparently, some 300 Putco buses were commandeered by the comrades to take them to the funeral of Jacob Skosana.

MR MOTHIBE: I went to Shell House together with some comrades, we were five in number. When we arrived at Shell House, we were supposed to inform Zakes, but we did not find him there. We found Jackie Selebe, now the Commissioner of the Police and we informed Jackie about the situation. Comrade ...

MR SHANGASE: I found Mrs Mbuyazi and she asked me as to how the situation was in Durban and how the comrades are in Durban, are they not¼(intervention)

MR DLAMINI: I have three children who were comrades. They were always on the alert because they were ANC members. At that time any ANC Comrade was to be killed.

MR LAX: Did you report the matter to higher IFP authorities to say: "Here is an IFP man in our area, armed with G3's intended for Self Protection Units. He's running amok in the area. Please come and do something about it." Did you say anything to your fellow IFP comrades to do that?

MR SOKO: Some of the comrades were making utterances that they were going to kill him. I think I was the one who assaulted him.

... of human rights in terms of abduction, killings, maimings, and here we see that being the order of the day, whether Mbcoto was right, whether the comrades were right, but the overriding issue would have been respect and preservation of human life. So this is what I am saying, that could this ...

... of the attacks in 1988 it's been given here as evidence that there was turmoil in Mamelodi, Atteridgeville, there were soldiers in the township and comrades were like operating and involved in a lot of activities and you were a trained MK member and you were still not involved in any activities ...