Vlakplaas

ADV BOOYENS: Mr Chairman, could my learned friend just clarify one thing. He said then they went to sleep. Who is the they? Is that everybody involved in the questioning or just the askaris or the men from Vlakplaas, if my learned friend wouldn't mind clearing that up, it is not exactly clear.

MR LOTZ: At Vlakplaas.

... during our trial, which is today Exhibit A in the amnesty hearing. One of the most well known attacks was the bombing of Cosatu House in 1987 by Vlakplaas operatives and both Eugene de Kock and others have applied for amnesty in this ...

MR ROSSOUW: Do you confirm the rest of the contents in that statement on 179 and more specifically the function at Vlakplaas where Mr Vlok attended and which you also attended?

MR WASSERMAN: We pulled off before the range and I, and we spoke together and he informed me that the Vlakplaas contingent had picked up Mr Bhila.

"Members attached to the Security Branch arrived there that evening in our area, apparently awaiting these explosions. At some stage I had a discussion with Col Venter and Col de Kock. Last-names was stationed at Vlakplaas, Pretoria.

"I later heard at Vlakplaas"

mentioned that Nortje who was a member of Vlakplaas and in

CROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR HATTINGH: Thank you Mr Chairman. Mr Deetlefs you were then aware that C1 that was stationed at Vlakplaas were the Security Police's operational unit, is that correct?

MR PENZHORN: Vlakplaas?

MR NEL: At the time of this incident you were a member of the police, stationed at Vlakplaas, under the command of Col de Kock.

... very good that they would be murdered. The attempt to persuade the two PAC detainees to cooperate with the SAP would be undertaken by members of ...

... Police when he carried out the operation. It was the duty of the Security Police to maintain law and order in the Republic of South Africa and the Vlakplaas Unit was created specifically to deal with insurgency and to counter any possible attack on the Security Forces and ...

MR KNIGHT: Thank you Mr Chairman. Mr Dandala, what led you to believe that had you not participated, that you might have been killed by the Vlakplaas contingent?

CHAIRPERSON: No okay, let me put it to you this way. We've heard many cases and before 1994 a lot was said about the Caprivi scenario, the Vlakplaas scenario, etc. It seems to me that you were an expert in training these people in preparation for these horrendous offences, not so?

Were you aware of a letter coming from headquarters concerning Vlakplaas Division C1 that was a newly established structure?

... into an empty office and there were three black policemen standing there. They were told to me - or it was said to me that they were askaris from Vlakplaas. They never spoke to me, they never greeted me, they showed no emotion, although I tried to - I greeted them, I tried to speak to them. ...

MR CORNELIUS: Is it correct that at the time of this Chand incident you were stationed at Vlakplaas and you served under Section C of Eugene de Kock and you were also a Warrant Officer?

... believed to be either ANC members or collaborators.  Permission for this operation had been received from both Brig Schoon who was then head of Vlakplaas and Brig Loots within whose jurisdiction the targeted house ...

MR MOERANE: From time to time from the 80's did you make use of the people from Vlakplaas, de Kock's people, for operations?