Vlakplaas

MR HATTINGH: In June 1985 you were already connected to C1, which was stationed at Vlakplaas.

MR SIMELANE: The harassment of our people, the arresting of our people, torturing them. He was part this - what is it, the Vlakplaas. There was communication between them. You go to any person who lived during the era of Selepe here in Mamelodi, they will give you the history of Selepe. Which ...

The Applicant states that he took part in those operations because he saw it as his duty to defend the previous Nationalist Party regime. As a Vlakplaas Unit member he had to bring the ANC infiltration of cadres into the country and its armed activities to an end.

MR RAUTENBACH: What your evidence is actually saying, Mr Kok, if we accept your version, that that material in which it was packaged, as well as the computer print-out, whether it was laser printing, it had to be done at Vlakplaas.

MR OLIFANT: Into Vlakplaas.

MR LAMEY: Furthermore, on page 24 and 26 there is a brief background pertaining to you, including the details of how you joined the South African Police, how you were transferred to the Vlakplaas unit and how you were applied within that context, is that correct?

... Eugene de Kock to transport explosives from Pretoria to Cape Town. This was between 1989 and 1992. The Applicant was, at the time, stationed at Vlakplaas as a member of the Security Branch of the South African Police. In Cape Town and together with, amongst others, Colonel Dave Baker, they ...

BRIG CRONJE: During June of 1985, I was the Commanding Officer of Vlakplaas. I gave instructions to

Mrs Ngqulunga, the wife to Brian Ngqulunga was called to give evidence before the Committee. She confirmed that her husband was working at Vlakplaas and that they had a house in Soshanguve, Pretoria, where some of the askaris and police were residing as well. She also confirmed that Mr Ngqulunga ...

... Ek weet nie wie die opdraggewer was, onder watter omstandighede, deur wie en waar dit aangewend sou word nie.  Ek het hom vergesel na Vlakplaas waar hy die Volkswagen kombi aan my getoon het.  Ek kan nie onthou hoe groot die lading was en waar dit geplaas was nie.  Ek het ...

MR HUGO: And just for clarity sake you would just like to refer to the supplementary document that deals with Vlakplaas, the way it was established and the workings thereof, and you would also like it to be included into your application?

... it would be an ambush and that because it was an ambush you would not want the finger to be pointed at an unlawful action by the police as well as Vlakplaas' involvement in an unlawful action and that this would have to be covered ...

... was instructed by Col Taylor that Gen Steyn had authorised the elimination of Goodwill Sikhakane and I was told by Taylor that certain members from Vlakplaas would carry out the operation and that I was to assist them. On a certain day the date of which I cannot remember, I met Willie Nortje, ...

MR CORNELIUS: When these events took place you were a Warrant Officer in the South African Police Service and you were stationed at the Vlakplaas unit under the command of Colonel Eugene de Kock, is that correct?

MR CORNELIUS: When these events took place you were a Warrant Officer in the South African Police Service and you were stationed at the Vlakplaas unit under the command of Colonel Eugene de Kock, is that correct?

MR ROSSOUW: Regarding your own involvement in the operation you state that your order was received from Colonel de Kock. You also state that after the operation Brigadier Schoon was present at Vlakplaas and you inferred from that that the operation had enjoyed his approval?

... If I recall correctly, Snor drove with Chait and Swart to fetch the vehicle and we once again met one another on the gravel road leading to Vlakplaas. We went there to fetch the explosives on the ...

MR CORNELIUS: At the time when this incident took place, the unfortunate attack on the Chand family, you were a Warrant Officer in the service of the South African Police, and we were stationed at Vlakplaas, under the command of Colonel Eugene de Kock, is that correct?

MR JANSEN: You are also aware of the fact that at the start of the de Kock cluster, there was evidence given about Vlakplaas in general.

CHAIRPERSON: If we think back and think of the existence of Vlakplaas and how they treated those which the State perceived as their opposition, wouldn't you say violence was perpetrated at an alarming scale in that instance?