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people's warExplanation Showing 821 to 840 of 1003 First Page•Previous Page 38 •39 •40 •41 •42 •43 •44 •45 •46 Next Page•Last PageLester, the Deputy Director of Operations of APLA gave commands as to the general policy of the activities related to APLA units. The general policy was to drive white people from land because it did not belong to them. The occupants of land were legitimate targets. These attacks would ... They didn't tell us to continue looking for other people. They had so many photographs of dead people with what seemed to be bullet wounds on the foreheads, they used to bring that to me very often at night. Maybe they thought I would be scared by that. Shortly after a bomb explosion in Krugersdorp in which an activist, Hein Grosskopf, was a suspect the Applicant assisted in unlawfully entering into and searching the parental home of the suspect and their holiday home with a view to obtaining more information. The people involved was his ... Because when he just came and collected him, collected her and he didn't tell where he was taking her to. And even after the death, he didn't come to report to us. We just heard that from other people. MR VISSER: Chairperson, I would have liked to say yes, but unfortunately we now have to lead a witness from Soweto before I could ask the other short witnesses to agree with him. First of all, could the people from the Western Transvaal be excused, Chairperson? Thank you, Chairperson. ... hearing Olifant gave evidence that one Ledwaba had infiltrated the ANC. He was then given weapons and targets to attack. Ledwaba reported to Warrant Officer Willem Coetzee and it was decided to assist Ledwaba, protecting his cover and securing his credibility, by causing explosions at ... CHAIRPERSON: I think we indicated 9 o'clock didn't we, to the other people. We'll adjourn till 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Perhaps some people who are listening to you probably think it is a fairy tale that you are telling. But those who know the gravity of the struggle for liberation in this country, are aware that women suffered a lot in this country in the fight for liberation. MS LOCKHAT: Chairperson, just for the sake of people, for those matters that are set down for next week, for the sake of Mr Jan Wagener who's involved in some of those applications, I just want to place on record that according to our schedule for next week, that all those matters will be postponed ... The applicants seek amnesty in respect of the robbery of a shop, the Pep Store in Bothabelo on the 17th of February 1992. It is clear from the information placed before us that although one of the persons were armed, no violence was used against the people in the store and they requested money, ... The second applicant testified that he was carrying a kierie which he used to hit the hostel dwellers at random in the hostel. He also used it to break a hostel window. He cannot identify any person on whom he used his kierie and whether the people he hit with the kierie were killed or not. He ... As an APLA operative the applicant's general instruction from the APLA High Command was to prosecute the armed struggle by all means against the then undemocratic and oppressive "racist minority regime". As part of the armed struggle, APLA cadres had to seek and attack the "bastions and minions" ... CHAIRPERSON: It is Thursday the 14th, and we come now to the application of Conrad Bekhi Magoso, AM4014/96. We have been told that it will not be possible to proceed with this application today, despite the fact that the representatives are here as are members of the families and victims and other ... CHAIRPERSON: We welcome you and I will ask you to give your testimony freely. So that all the people inside this hall can hear you very well. I will ask one of the Commissioners to help you with the oath. MR BAKER: I had my service pistol with me, I also had my identity card with me, my police identity card, that was my part of the operation, was to move on the perimeter and try and keep people out of the target area. I had my identity card with me to use in case I should see people and just ... As a result of the precarious financial position, the matter was discussed with the chief of MK and it was decided that alternative means, including robbery, in order to obtain the required finance, should be employed. The proviso was that there should be no loss of life and the target should be ... The applicant advanced as reasons for the killing of the deceased that the latter was a policeman and that some of the policemen cooperated with the Three Million Gang, a declared enemy of the ANC. This animosity between the ANC and the Three Million Gang resulted in numerous killings of their ... ... intense dislike of the 1st Applicant, also canvassed at the trial. If a reason has to be found for this disposition of the 2nd Applicant towards the 1st Applicant it is probably to be found in the mere fact of his being one of the group of Generals who the 2nd Applicant, as he had ... It was indeed one of the few occasions where the Committee was privileged to witness a moving reconciliation. We wish to thank all people involved. |
