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KoevoetExplanation Mr Pretorius, just to assist in clarifying certain aspects, my instructions are, and the evidence reveals that Mr Olifant, before he came to Soweto and fell under your control, in essence, was a Koevoet operative in South West Africa. MR LOTZ: During the first time when I was there I was involved in skirmishes and after that I returned to normal police station work. And during 1981 I went to Koevoet and from there, I worked from there and we were involved with skirmishes with terrorists. ... us some urine and blood samples and said we must attempt to analyse. There was apparently some toxic substance that had poisoned a number of Koevoet people and they wanted to find out what this was all about, so we did analyse and we found some Thallium in these blood and urine ... MR HATTINGH: Cross-examination has been done on the grounds that you were chosen, or that you had chosen Gouws for a specific reason, namely that he was a former Koevoet member and that he was more suited for this type of action which you had in mind, was that the reason? ... saam gedoen het". Meaning: ("Take this for all the things we have done together"). This could include the time they were together in Namibia as Koevoet members. In this respect it is also important to bear in mind that at the time the bag that contained the money was given to De Kock, it was ... ... end of that year, I did border duty in Ovamboland for the first time and thereafter in 1981 and 1982 I once again did a stint of border duty with Koevoet and in 1984 I once again performed border duty and the experience which I gained there, could possibly have been the reason why I was ... ... to the report the deceased was being wanted by the police from criminal acts. In the report the deceased was being referred to as a former Koevoet member and an agent of the Soweto Security Police. He says Pretorius was concerned that this could cause problems for them because the ... ... the people came from situations where they already underwent an explosives course. In my instance, all my members were members from the old koevoet unit. All of them had the means and ability to be fighters and they knew their ... Superintendent I just want to find out do you know if Bellingham and/or Mbelo had ever severed in Koevoet before they came to Vlakplaas? ADV JANSEN: You were both members of Koevoet, is that correct? ... be replacing Fouche at the beginning of 1985 and that one is going to sort them out. Indeed, a new head of the security branch Eric Winter, an ex-Koevoet officer took over from Fouche early in ... ... The police officers dealing with them were referred to as Ovambos, that is persons from outside the country who had been members of Koevoet and who were now stationed at Vlakplaas. The planned operation went awry and in consequence the two "Ovambos" engaged in a fire fight ... MR MARTIN: At the Detective Branch, I was at Koevoet and that's where I ended my service. MR DE KOCK: Yes, Chairperson, he worked under my command and before this, Mr Hanton served in the Special Task Force with Koevoet and he was one of the first instructors who lay the foundations for the Koevoet combat unit. MR VAN JAARSVELD: Chairperson in truth, I'm trying very hard to remember. It wasn't unknown, we spoke about his Koevoet days, the fact that he had just come down from Koevoet and all such issues. I am sure that we would have discussed it. ... is nearer to the truth than what you are saying in evidence today, it may well appear that the well-trained and accomplished killer Mr van Zyl of Koevoet who came to Port Elizabeth in '84, late '84 or in '84 and left at the end '85/'86 from Koevoet, was here really to get rid of the PEBCO 3 and ... I also mentioned some of the people that were transferred. Others, for example, Brigadier MacIntyre's nephew and Rolf Gevers were transferred I think to Koevoet at that stage, not Koevoet, to C Section. Pete Mogai came with me to Kudu Arcade". ... like,for instance, select units and battalions in the Namibian bushwar. A good example of this is for instance 32 battalion, specialforces and Koevoet as far as the police was concerned. ... ... that but what's even more revealing was the fact that when Mr de Kock was asked about the strong personalities and the endurance abilities of koevoet members and Vlakplaas members, that he said Willie Nortje for instance, whom he regarded as one of the toughest operators, when he was put in ... MR JANSEN: In your history at Koevoet and later on at Vlakplaas, did the authorities ever monitor in a structured or organised manner, the number of combat situations or exposure which the individual members had to conflict situations? |
