Vlakplaas

Security Forces in the East Rand, particularly those based at Vlakplaas and Enoni were notorious in the townships. In 1993 the ANC successfully applied to the Supreme court to prevent the further torture of approximately 140, regulation detainees.

MR LAMEY: And when you later saw the container once again at Vlakplaas, how did it look?

MR VISSER: About 9 years. There's a popular misconception, is there not, that the askaris that operated during the conflict of the past, were all stationed at Vlakplaas, near Pretoria. That perception is incorrect, is that right?

... with, among others and firstly, the general background, the political motivation, as well as a further affidavit which you filed with regard to Vlakplaas, should also be regarded as incorporated with your current ...

... three (3) 9 mm Walter submachine guns with silencers and subsonic ammunition. De Kock states that these were some of the weapons which he found at Vlakplaas when he came there in 1985. According to Labuschagne the attack had to take place at night when Jabu was expected to be at home. The ...

Mr du Toit, were you approached by, or had any dealings with Mr Bosch in this incident, in terms of either him being possibly with Mr de Kock when you were instructed or handing the manufactured device back to Mr de Kock or a member of Vlakplaas?

And again, if one has to argue from his point of view, he comes forward and he says "I was the overall Commander of Vlakplaas." Now from what we know about what happened at Vlakplaas, the overall Commander of Vlakplaas was involved in illegal conduct day in and day out and yes, there are things ...

PRETORIA REPORT-BACK INSPECTION IN LOCO AT VLAKPLAAS

In the course of Applicant's activities while he was stationed at Vlakplaas during the period 1986 - 1991, he was involved in transporting arms and explosives from Ovamboland in Namibia to Vlakplaas.  This happened on two occasions when all of the items were placed in the weapons store at ...

... I was back with General Erasmus who I had worked with previously in Johannesburg. Some of the people that worked at Stratcom were transferred to Vlakplaas. Others like Brigadier MacIntyre were transferred to Security Branch head office, and some of them went with me to Unit D. For example ...

The arrangement was that the operatives would be handed over to members of the Vlakplaas Unit of the security police in order to attempt to recruit them as informers.  To the best of Applicant's recollection the operatives were taken to a safehouse near Komatipoort by members of Vlakplaas ...

... and the footsoldiers, it is that if he had a perspective due to previous operational experience such as Koevoet and thereafter was transferred to Vlakplaas he would have held the view that his operational experience and application with a unit such as Vlakplaas would be used exactly for the ...

MR RAUTENBACH: And then I also want to ask you, I'm almost at the end of this cross-examining. With regard to Vlakplaas. Were you involved at Vlakplaas?

... also at the time because as I understand it, Nofumela, and if I can just inform everybody, you’re referring to Almond Nofumela who was part of the Vlakplaas unit and so was Dirk Coetzee. Dirk Coetzee did not apply for amnesty for your torture. Are you sure it was Dirk Coetzee. Can I just add ...

The Applicant further testified that in 1993 all askaris who were attached to Vlakplaas were addressed by Eugene de Kock who told them that the Vlakplaas Security Police Unit was being disbanded. They were promised a"golden handshakes" which he subsequently received.

... in the incident.  All were members of the South African Police ("SAP") and were either part of the Security Branch's ("SB") C1 unit based at Vlakplaas, C2 unit based at headquarters or members of the SB stationed at Middelburg, Piet Retief, Nelspruit or Headquarters in Pretoria ...

... want to emphasise my feelings in this hearing, in two phases. The first phase deals with us. By us I mean myself and my former colleagues at Vlakplaas, especially those who are present or who have been present in this hearing. My second phase will deal with my feelings towards the whole ...

... today to put his side of what had happened. We are also finding out now, of the role that the Third Force, what is referred to as Third Force, the Vlakplaas units - Mr Mamasela's name has been mentioned, and the role they played in many instances in killing young people. Would you like to ...

... about some confusion in regard to his amnesty application. He now says Chairperson in his affidavit that he was the Commander of Unit C at Vlakplaas, at Security Head Office, paragraph 2 and paragraph 3 tells you that he was also therefore in control of Vlakplaas and he refers in ...

... whom he erroneously still regarded as a member of MK.  Mfalapitsa's defection was a closely guarded secret.  He was in fact stationed at Vlakplaas, a secret security police base, at the time.  Mfalapitsa reported his discussion with Musi to Coetzee, his superior at Vlakplaas.  ...