Vlakplaas

During approximately May 1987, while a Vlakplaas unit was in Durban, penetration was done by members of Vlakplaas, i.e. Simon Radebe and two askaris, Jimmy Mbane and Dube.

... in his office that there had been an attack on an 'ANC farm'.  Mr Kentane reported that one person had been killed.  Mr Kentane arrived at Vlakplaas 3 - 4 days after this ...

MR NAUDE: During that specific day, that was in the late afternoon, I attended a briefing session at Vlakplaas, that was attended by Trevits members of the Defence Force, and at this briefing a target was identified.

MR LAMEY: However he had been a former member of Vlakplaas.

MR MALAN: I beg your pardon, before you continue with that. Do I understand you correctly when you say that at that stage Cronje was permanently on the East Rand and that the operation in other words was for all executionary purposes, something from Vlakplaas?

MR LAMEY: Very well. And did you then depart from Vlakplaas?

MR CORNELIUS: Paragraph Roman (iv), you were connected to Section C10 or C1 of the South African Police stationed at Vlakplaas. You confirm that you received an order from Eugene de Kock to be available for an operation in Johannesburg. Is that so?

MR CORNELIUS: Did you then go and pick up members of Vlakplaas or other police members?

MR HATTINGH: Do you confirm once again the supplementary affidavit which you have made about Vlakplaas as such?

MR CORNELIUS: You were deployed to Section C1, known as Vlakplaas. The operations of the unit have been set out in documentation which has already been submitted to this Committee.

MR CORNELIUS: And you executed the instructions of Col Eugene de Kock who was the Commander of Vlakplaas and that you operated on a need to know basis, is that correct?

MR MOERANE: Do you remember that the people from Vlakplaas were at a place called Island Rock, where they were having a four day team-building workshop.

Brigadier, with regard to procedures which were applicable with regard to control and command, is it correct that when - let us be specific, when the Vlakplaas contingency moved down to your area they resorted under your command and control.

Vlakplaas, were at work in Port Elizabeth?

MR BOOYENS: Now is it correct that during 1988 you were stationed at Vlakplaas?

MR COETZEE: According to my recollection I was just before I left because I handed Vlakplaas over to my successor on the 31st of December 1981 and I knew that I was somewhere in the Eastern Transvaal during that time.

... bringing down his masters, we are told that later that same day, the Minister of Police, Adriaan Vlok, shared a braai with De Kock and his men at Vlakplaas to celebrate their ...

MR MAMASELA: It was an office at Vlakplaas that was used for briefing special ops members. If somebody goes for a special operation, you go into that office and you get briefed.

CROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR VISSER: But a few with your permission, Mr Chairman. Mr Nkala, if I understand the position correctly, you people at Vlakplaas would be called out to areas all over the country where there were problems, is that basically correct?

MR VISSER: Did you at any stage after this incident, visit Vlakplaas during February 1989?