Vlakplaas

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 BARNARD: There has been various forms of evidence in the inquest and during my trial to Waverley House. I established a brothel in Waverley along with Eugene de Kock from Vlakplaas, with whom I regularly had contact and had close liaison. He is also a friend of mine.

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?

... 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?

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

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 ...

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.

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

... 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

... 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 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 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 ...

... large cache of the arms of war that were displayed on the screen were not ANC arms but they were arms which had been delivered by Mr de Kock from Vlakplaas to security police for the purpose of making a false statement to the people of South Africa that a large cache of wars of arms, belonging ...