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Operation Zero ZeroExplanation Showing 501 to 520 of 1009 First Page•Previous Page 22 •23 •24 •25 •26 •27 •28 •29 •30 Next Page•Last Page... Swazi Police near Pigs Peak. Although the weapons were hidden in the body of the vehicle the police did not find them. In the circumstances the operation had to be aborted. The arms were later retrieved by Floris and Lotz, other Vlakplaas Unit members. According to De Kock the arms were ... ... been there to see what has happened to Michael and then the hospital at Kakamas called me for somebody to sign the document. I had to sign for a operation for my sister's son. When I came there they were already in the ambulance. This child had to be taken to Upington for a emergency ... ... duties as a member of the security police. The circumstances relating to the matter can be set out succinctly. Applicant participated in an operation to capture a known African National Congress ("ANC") operative in Swaziland. The operation was unsuccessful and the entire incident ... However we managed, but then having done the operation, if I may call it an operation, we then had a problem. We were all full of blood and we were so scared that if we were to go into the township with so much on our clothes and we met with the police, what do we do? At that stage the children ... The incident arose from an operation planned by the Security Police to arrest certain suspect gun-runners. 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 ... enemy, who was seen in the context of the above stated bastions and minions of the regime, and also to train the cadres and command them in whatever operation that is being embarked upon in consequence of and in pursuit of the above stated objectives. During or about the 21st January 1993 I ... ... Can we get silence please. [Indistinct] ... and it becomes a bit difficult to try and out shout you the whole time so can I please get your co-operation. Please give me your co-operation and keep quiet. If you are not quiet we cannot proceed. It is very difficult to shout so that you can ... ... it within the month. We will do so in writing. In the meantime, the parties are requested to continue with their endeavours to obtain the co-operation of certain witnesses. Perhaps it is unnecessary to issue any subpoenas. Nonetheless the rulings have been asked for for future conduct ... ... approved of this and ordered Pienaar and Van Dyk to assist. De Kock was told by Pienaar that they, the Vlakplaas Unit, would be involved in the operation. He was eventually briefed by Deetlefs and possibly Visser of whom De Kock was not quite certain. He testified that his immediate ... MR VISSER: On page 4 you have also referred to the meeting at Potchefstroom during which you were also present. Whose operation was this actually? The operation with regard to Leeuwpark and the Oasis Motel? ... engaged the services of Mr Webster, who has been prepared to deal with the matter on fairly short notice. And that, I must add, is the kind of co-operation that we normally get from the attorneys and the other legal representatives in dealing with the matters that we have to deal with, and ... ... unit, received an instruction to investigate. They did not question me. I merely submitted a report. The special task force was to conduct the operation jointly with us because the bomb was designed by them and that is how they were involved in the whole operation. Mbokoto operated in the ... MR WILLS: Now, you said in your affidavit that you were told that you were going to assist in the operation to kill Mr Lombo prior to the operation. Is that correct? ... they forced his father so sign that he was operated, he must sign the form and then he refused to sign, because he said he was not told about the operation. The person who made the operation, must ... MR NKOSI: Mr Chairperson, Stanza had a problem of sinuses and in fact at the time of arrest he had undergone an operation and was recuperating from that operation. I do not know if he had any heart condition. ... the day otherwise I vomit all the food I take in. Once a month a specialist comes to Saldanha, Dr Luyt, and he says - he said I need another operation to be completely healed. This operation will cost about R9,000-00, I said to him in that case I will have to die because I do not have ... stayed. The purpose was to rob the bottle store to obtain money in order to buy weapons for their organisation. The seven of them then planned the operation together. Msomi gave them money to go and do reconnaissance on a Sunday. He informed them about the procedure followed by the employees ... ... I would like to tell this Committee that even though I had already pointed out that I had my own soldiers, whenever my soldiers had to go on an operation, they would come to me, pick the guns up and go and conduct the operation, then come back, leave the guns with me. The guns had been ... They left for the police station on the 15th December 1993. Their activities were intended to be part and parcel with the operation of the SDU. Duduzi Kubeke was in command of the operation, his nickname is Bla. He was also the overall commander of the Slovo SDU. MR SNYDERS: Chairperson, the discretion was left to us that should the operation fail, we could go over to extreme violence and thus kill somebody, but that would only be in the event of the failure of the operation or if one of us were to be in a situation of danger. It has been mentioned that ... |
