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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 Page... to the then situation when the Venda government was still in control of the - everybody was saying the traditional healers and witches were in co-operation so that the government should not really be targeted or ... ... that he only became aware of it when it was referred to in the criminal trial.) According to the Applicants Jones told them that the next operation was the Bahai Faith Centre attack. They were told to kill all white people who were present there. The following is what ... 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 ... 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? MR KOOPEDI: Now did you gain anything personally, that is perhaps financially or materially, were you paid for having taken part in this operation? And he had been shot on his tummy and I used to visit him in hospital and until he was discharged, one of the nursing sisters said they did not see anything in his tummy so he had an operation from the diaphragm down to the abdomen. So he was discharged and I took him to King William's Town. MR LAX: But you see, your evidence and the evidence in these statements is that these guns were given to you by Master, specifically to go on this operation, these are not general guns that you had for your general use, these were guns issued for you to specially go and catch Hamilton Gumede, and ... MR VISSER: Did you know beforehand that it was intended and that an instruction was given that as soon as the persons whom we are referring to here, entered Swaziland, there would be an operation to eliminate them? ... the Commission's Report, in the paragraphs that we were dealing with. I just want to find the paragraphs, yes 395, and because of your lack of co-operation I didn't put the names to you of 398. Now did that intention to protect that you had in 1990, carry through when you gave evidence before ... MR EVERSON: As I recall, they were quite large cardboard boxes or wooded boxes, not unsimilar to the boxes that were used on the Trojan Horse operation. ... understanding of that particular chapter was that there was some sort of arrangement between Mrs Mandela and Xoliswa Falati in connection with your operation to go and trap Paul Verryn on Mrs Mandela’s instructions. Was Mrs Falati involved in this conspiracy that you are talking about that is ... 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 ... ... 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 ... MR KOOLE: That is Mr de Kock who asked us as to whether we have our passports or not, then he told us to prepare ourselves because at that night we would be going to Swaziland to do a certain operation. MR SHAI: And it's now common cause, it's now evidence before court that something went wrong in your operation, is that correct? The 2nd Applicant was involved in the planning of this operation. ... 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 LAX: You see, in your affidavit you don't say that you decided to go home, you say you were ordered to go home. That means the operation was over and you were ordered to go home, correct? After I contacted the special investigation team and told them I would give them my full co-operation, I handed three containers with weapons which I had buried. Mr de Kock also did know of all the weapons and amongst others there were 5 LMGs, 6 Makarovs and some explosives. MR KHWEZA: Did you know who had given the orders to Bobbie, Sonny and the other gentleman to carry out the operation in question? |