Vlakplaas

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?

"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.

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?

MR NEL: At the time of this incident were you a member of Vlakplaas, obviously in the South African Police?

MR LOTZ: At Vlakplaas.

"I later heard at Vlakplaas"

PRETORIA REPORT-BACK INSPECTION IN LOCO AT 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 ...

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 ...

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.

When it became clear that Mosiane and his compatriots had decided to co-operate with the police, they were transferred to Vlakplaas where they worked with Eugene de Kock. There they were subsequently involved with the notorious Vlakplaas Security Police Unit in a number of actions to counter the ...

... 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.  ...

... 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 ...

... far - the matter's been postponed now until December - what has emerged so far in the killing of Dr Luthuli is that it is very possibly linked to a Vlakplaas operative working in collusion with the Empangeni security police and the KwaZulu Police but the matter is, of course, still under - the ...

... 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 ...

MR POLSEN: Is this now Stratcom but not Vlakplaas? You were at Stratcom and not at Vlakplaas, because then you would have known these terms?

... facts can be set out briefly. At all material times, Applicant was a member of Unit C1 of the then South African Security Police stationed at Vlakplaas under the command of Colonel Eugene De Kock. In the course of his official duties, Applicant was ordered to participate in an operation ...

... 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 ...