Vlakplaas

... 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 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?

... 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 ...

... Applicant simply executed Mafuna after the latter was apprehended. However, we bear in mind that the orders were given by Applicant's superiors at Vlakplaas encompassed the killing of Mafuna who clearly posed a considerable threat to the Security Police and could be regarded as their political ...

MR BOOYENS: The evening when the assault took place on the deceased you were in the canteen at Vlakplaas, is that correct?

a so-called citation or commendation which arose in each case for an award. And there are hundreds of cases on record where I visited places such as Vlakplaas and where I commended and encouraged the members to continue their good work without me knowing what they were really busy with as now ...

long time ago then these problems emanated after Dirk Coetzee became involved in a dispute with the then Police. Dirk Coetzee started talking about Vlakplaas. Vlakplaas was tabled and the Harms Commission flowed out from that in order up Vlakplaas and to present it as the CCB's activities. So ...

MR BOOYENS: And from some of the Vlakplaas contingency, you, Mr Martiens Ras, Mr Botes from the Security Branch at Ermelo and another member from Vlakplaas, we will get to his name soon, were given an instruction that you had to go across the border to Swaziland?

MR NEL: That is correct. From Vlakplaas, Mr Hanton was transferred to the Durban so-called Vlakplaas, which was under Col Taylor at Camperdown, Mr Chairperson.

MR VISSER: And as such, Vlakplaas would resort under his command?

... factual situation was different in all the important aspects that it could possibly be firstly where they were stationed. They were stationed at Vlakplaas, in other words they were stationed in police ...

MR PIENAAR: He was transferred to Vlakplaas. I also asked Brig Visser to attempt to arrange with head office for Mr Sedibe not to be transferred as an askari. We could not succeed in this, head office wanted him and he left there.

MR HUGO: You then ask that this Committee takes note of the affidavit that you made for the political background, political motives, your career and also a further affidavit that you submitted concerning the creation of Vlakplaas and the activities of Vlakplaas.

MR ERASMUS: I cannot recall why but I believe that he was involved in Vlakplaas and whether that was the reason I don't know.

Furthermore, as the identities of the askaris were also known, which on its own had the potential of putting the whole Vlakplaas operation at risk, he decided that Mahlangu had to be killed. He sought an order from Brigadier Cronje, his divisional commander, and having obtained same, instructed ...

MR CORNELIUS: You were attached to the Section C1, which was known as Vlakplaas. And the workings of the unit is set out in the supplementary bundle by Eugene de Kock, which was handed up during the Johannes Mabotha/Penge Mine incident, and this forms a basis of the workings of Vlakplaas for ...

You put to him that this Askari had returned and he was supplying information to you regarding Vlakplaas. It this correct?

According to Flores at the relevant time he was assigned to the Witbank area for "normal" Vlakplaas operations when he received a request from Lieutenant Chris Rorich of the Witbank Security Branch. Rorich requested Flores and a team of askaris who were working under him in the area to help burn ...

... recognised him when I saw him. I had so many questions and he said that he was sorry and that he, in fact, was one of the policeman connected to Vlakplaas and that he regrets it and that he dearly regrets what he did to his own people. He also advised me that the last time he saw my husband ...

members of Vlakplaas, Snor Vermeulen and Lionel Snyman were already