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Operation Zero ZeroExplanation Showing 621 to 640 of 1009 First Page•Previous Page 28 •29 •30 •31 •32 •33 •34 •35 •36 Next Page•Last PageMR COETZEE: Once I had arrived at Brig Schoon's office, he informed me that the South African Defence Force were looking for a reason to launch an operation against an ANC facility in Botswana. ... one of our subjects. It was widely believed that she was a very prominent member of the underground structures of the ANC and she was involved in Operation VULA, to some extent, so I'd heard of her name before and I knew that she was - I didn't know whether she was MK trained, but I knew she ... MR KOOPEDI: Okay. Now in your application you refer to two gentlemen, one Nzeku and Ramagotedi and this is under instruction where you were asked if there were any orders given. Now, did these two gentlemen give any orders inasfar as this operation was concerned, did they give you any orders? ... on the day following the abduction, that it had been decided to kill the Deceased to protect the identity of individuals and the Vlakplaas operation, to which replied that it was "not a problem" or it was "not my ... It's widely believed that that area was rife with gun smuggling, with ivory smuggling, with rhino horn, that sort of operation as well. --- That's right. YVONNE: Yes, I have still have difficulties after the operation. I can't hear perfectly well. ... was fiercely opposed by the Alliance and its supporters. Gqozo, having come to power in 1990 in a coup d'etat, lacked the necessary support and co-operation from a very large section of the inhabitants of the area. The period leading up to the massacre saw widespread incidents of violence ... The order was given to him as well as Captain du Toit and Warrant officer van Tonder. About ten members of the security police were involved in the operation to search the house of the Mbuli's for illegal weapons. They were under the command of captain du ... The purpose, explained by Hechter at the commencement of the operation, was to obtain information from him and thereafter to kill him, the Applicant and Selahle strangling him with a piece of wire. He refused to co-operate. Selahle and the Applicant were then ordered to kill him by ... ... face was severely burnt, he also had internal injuries and he was, of course, at that stage unconscious. When I found him he had just come from an operation. A week later on the 28th of May he died due to his injuries. He died without ever regaining consciousness. We were never able to ... ... to relinquish their positions. I knew what was happening, because I had already organised somehow. That was when the Crisis Committee came into operation. They took over from the Advisory Board in Vleifontein. ... MR BLOSE: No, not at all. That was mainly to avoid the leakage of information and also to protect the operation so everything was compartmentalised. MR RICHARD: Now the question is the following, did you intend to kill the deceased Constable, when you set out on your operation that evening, that morning? ... because the situation is there, the fact that there may not be full competence at the time of the application, it certainly doesn't exclude the operation of the act, it's not a juristic transaction where you have to have a contractual capacity, and in the same as sense the Committee now ... When we entered, we instructed them to lay down. Mr Ngwenya led us in the operation. Then Mr le Krish volunteered to show us where the safes are, where guns are put. He went there, then he informed us that he is not able to find the keys. Then Mrs le Krish told us that she would go and ask ... ... operated upon. When I came back from Kalafong I was re-admitted to the hospital. I was transferred back to Kalafong where I underwent a second ... ... such activity. Mr Vlok was emphatic in stating that the maximum effort mustbe made to ensure that no lives were put at risk when carryingout the ... MR ALBERTS: Now you have already expressed your sentiments during the previous application concerning the unfortunate consequences that this type of operation held. Do you stand by that too for the present purposes or not? So can I please ask for your co-operation in that regard. Was that the other point? ... two organisations seem to be working together, at both national and provincial levels and it cannot be controverted that the existing spirit of co-operation and apparent desire to bury the hatchet has gradually filtered down to their followers and respective constituencies. In the result there ... |
