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Operation Zero ZeroExplanation MR MHLABA: So is it your case, Mr Motlokoa, that in killing the deceased, Peacock Tsosane, you were furthering the interests of your political organisation and ensuring the smooth operation of the Self Defence Units? MR BEESLAAR: I can only state that I was not inebriated because Col de Kock's instructions were that no liquor should be consumed before or during an operation. My share was remote but due to my minor share, I nonetheless respected the instructions of Mr de Kock and obeyed them as such. CHAIRPERSON: Mr Nel after the operation who did you have to report to? ... we can go back to the bank and get the money. I have already mentioned that we were not taking money just for fun, but we wanted to support our ... MR HUGO: Did you get any financial benefit in this operation? "We had too many vehicles for the operation and we left some of the vehicles at Jaco Borden’s house." ... light was switched off. I stayed for an hour after that and I was sure that even if there could be anything around, I will be able to carry out my operation quite successfully and I threw in the hand grenade and I disappeared in the dark of the ... ... of the disadvantaged community to take this initiative in order to reach out to other people and say exactly how we feel about this whole operation. ... ... Anton Pretorius approached me on an unknown date with a request for three VZD1M detonators. He informed me that he needed these detonators for an operation which had already been approved by one of his commanders. I understood and accepted that these detonators would be used against the ... ... They phoned at home. They explained to them and said your child is in this way, he is sick, and we want you to come and sign for a consent for an operation and the treatment. My parents asked to say that refer that person here, because that is too far and there is no ... CHAIRPERSON: Sorry Mr Moerane, who did you regard to be in charge of that operation? MR COETZEE: Were you given any time framework within which you had to execute the operation? The applicant has no knowledge of the extent of the damage caused during the operation nor whether any person was injured at Morget's house, except that the windows were broken. MR BOOYENS: And further that you as the Technical Division received orders, you were never in a position to consider the merits of an operation, is that correct? MR LAX: Yes, I understand that being the motive of the operation, but I want you to turn to page, do you have the documents in front of you, page 3? Page 3 forms part of your amnesty application, dated the 25th of April 1997. The date is on the previous page, the page after that. MR RAS: No. He would have known that it would be used in order to kill people, but he wasn't informed specifically about the operation. MR RAUTENBACH: So it was about the whole issue of co-operation? ANSWER:: It was, we did it in the open. After we had taken firearms from the ANC members we would go to the single quarters at the barracks and we operated freely, people would come to my room freely so it was a general operation amongst us. ... General Johan Coetzee reported back to us at security head office and said that a decision was taken at the summit, that there should be closer co-operation between the individual members of the security community and other divisions and departments with regard to the collection and exchange of ... This "operation" took place after the first democratic elections had already occurred; |
