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Operation Zero ZeroExplanation Showing 241 to 260 of 1009 First Page•Previous Page 9 •10 •11 •12 •13 •14 •15 •16 •17 Next Page•Last Page Mr Rorich, with this sort of operation that you executed there, would it have been at all possible to determine whether or not there were so-called innocent persons in the places that you blew up? MR SNYDERS: Yes, Chairperson. With regard to some of the incidents, tape recordings were made by Mr de Kock, which we played back to Mr Oosthuizen once we arrived back in Pretoria, to indicate that the operation had been successfully completed. "I was instructed by Col Botha from Durban, to accompany him on an operation to Swaziland. I was informed by him that there was information to hand that an important Umkhonto weSizwe member, Dion Cele, had indicated that he would be willing to work for the Security Branch. And our mission would ... ... come back tomorrow at nine o'clock, when we will start the matter and continue as best we can. Thank you and thank the legal advisors for their co-operation today, we will see them and I presume the other persons who have certain duties to carry out here, tomorrow ... With the information that we have now, about the way Vlakplaas operates - how do you feel about this fact that you were not told that this operation involved Vlakplaas? INSP. DE LA REY: Mr Chairperson, after the arrests I got good co-operation from those persons arrested. There was a good understanding between us and as I have said voluntarily without being forced in any way, these items were pointed out to me and I was given certain information without using ... GEN VILJOEN: I would just like to point out Chairperson, that the blackening of faces in the military operation is MS SOOKA: One of the structures that also came into operation was the peoples court and in fact at your trial I think part of the charge was running peoples courts. Do you The applicant states that whilst he was at the base Swanepoel called all the members into a hall. He told tem that he was planning to launch an operation to recruit someone from the local community as an informer. Different roles were assigned to different members and the place had to be cleared ... MR SHAI: And it's now common cause, it's now evidence before court that something went wrong in your operation, is that correct? Essentially this operation was executed in an effort to maintain the ANC/IFP borders that had come about as a result of the violent conflict in the area. The defensive action at Mazibuko ensured that the residents of Thokoza did not lose any more houses, shops, etc. to the IFP, because each time ... ... occurred in the context of a strike for recognition by South African democratic teachers Union (SADTU) in the Western Cape. To support the strike, Operation Barcelona was launched to stop deliveries from towns into the townships. Although the PAC was not involved, PASO acted in solidarity with ... MR DU PLESSIS: And where you say on page 159, you say the same as Mr Hammond, you also mean that during the operation you were not entirely aware of what the political motivation was? The 2nd Applicant was involved in the planning of this operation. MR CILLIER: One of them, Director Henk Hesslinga is not available because he's sick, he underwent an operation. the detail of such an operation be contained in that type of report or would a report be made with regards to Mr Vermeulen, you have submitted an amnesty application on the prescribed form, in terms of Section 18 of the law and you have given your full co-operation to the investigating officer. MR KOOPEDI: Now did you benefit anything material, you financially, at a personal level for having executed this operation? ... 1986, he chose this bar to vent his own personal anger and not because he was ordered to do so. I do not believe that this was an ANC organised operation. Robert McBride is asking the Truth and Reconciliation Committee to dish amnesty onto a silver platter and hand it to ... MR MFENE: At the time the political situation was very bad because there was no understanding between Brig Gqozo, our leaders or our superiors as the police, there was not co-operation between them and Brig Gqozo. |
