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Operation Zero ZeroExplanation Showing 301 to 320 of 1009 First Page•Previous Page 12 •13 •14 •15 •16 •17 •18 •19 •20 Next Page•Last Page14.8 On 3 February 1986 Operation Marion, which involved the training of a para-military unit for the protection of V.I.P.'s in Kwa-Zulu, was approved by the State Security Council. Any suggestion, therefore that the training of the Kwa-Zulu units had anything to do with the establishment of a ... As far as the operation itself is concerned Tanda and Shiceka have admitted and confessed to you that they were directly involved in perpetrating the attack. They were armed with automatic weapons and grenades. The automatic weapons were used. MRS PATSA: The attorney, Smith said that there should be a post-mortem conducted. He was taken there, in East London. Smith then told us the results, that he’d had sustained head injuries and we could see that there was an operation that took place on his head. On the 1st of May in 1990 I was coming from hospital after an operation - I was discharged in the morning. When I got home I laid down and I sent Vuyo to the shop to buy bread. Whilst lying there I heard some sounds from a certain direction - their were bullet sounds. They kept on, then I stood ... CHAIRPERSON: ...(indistinct) stand correctly you wanted no part of that, the killing part of this whole operation? JUDGE DE JAGER: Just one thing, were you in charge of this operation? The other aspect is that when they left after they finished the operation, they went to George Mathe at Minaka Street, they passed a certain place first before they went to George Mathe where they threw those overalls they were wearing and Francis was injured. They washed his blood and went to ... The Applicants and Nortje who also testified, say they waited at the point for quite some time and at some stage abandoned the operation. Later Lucas and Simon came to report that they had shot and killed the suspects because they suspected that the latter were trying to get them into a trap for ... ... He survived the incident, however his work circumstances were completely disadvantaged after the incident and he could no longer offer the same co-operation after the incident than prior to the incident. His entire system shut down after the incident, despite his physical recovery. That is ... will be aware of the fact that to have a Parliamentary session in October of the year, would be an extraordinary session. It wouldn't be the normal operation of Parliament. Parliament then only once again, Mr Chairman, is prorogued in January or February, I believe, the opening of Parliament ... I have already indicated that the Committee has not got that much time left, so we look to your co-operation here. Thank you. d. obtain or promote the co-operation of departments of State, other government institutions, representatives of any branch of commerce and industry and other persons concerned." MR LAMEY: You also mentioned in your initial application that the whole operation was under the leadership of Brig Schoon, with other high-ranking officers knowing about this. Is it correct that you are in agreement with Gen Stadler's involvement? ... sufficient time to enable me to collect further information regarding Chris Hani's movements before the decision regarding how, where and when the operation would be ... Furthermore, it's clear that this operation has many of the characteristics of other instances where there were people abducted, taken to isolated farms, there they were either interrogated or whatever and eventually killed. It's clearly operations that must have taken place on the instructions ... by people on the right concerning actions to stop the Nationalist political cause and he further states that actions were being planned and put into operation and that evidence is to be found in FR Page ... ... that we’ve heard of since - in the TRC process and other processes, confirms absolutely that view - that there were very nasty networks in operation seeking to destabilise the negotiated settlement or to bring pressure on the ANC and it’s alliance, so yes, we had very good reason for ... ... me to tell me exactly what was happening at the time but I was listening the radios and reading the newspapers, that's where I got the date of the operation of the autopsy. The first time I saw the body was here in Umtata hospital when he was going to be operated on, it was already now after a ... ... life and work of church and theological training of our churches. We need to say this, Chairperson, because many mission stations were used as operation points for the military, for planning, for meetings of the generals of the SADF. We have many stories about this that can be told, ... We are also satisfied that the Second Applicant acted as he did as a result of orders received and that Ninth Applicant in failing to make any statement did so in what he believed to be in the interests of his unit which had carried out what he believed was a legitimate operation. |
