AC/98/0098

 

 

TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION

AMNESTY COMMITTEE

 

 

APPLICATION IN TERMS OF SECTION 18 OF THE PROMOTION OF NATIONAL UNITY AND RECONCILIATION ACT, NO. 34 OF 1995.

JOSIAS SUNNYBOY MOGASHOA APPLICANT

(AM 2741/96)

DECISION

The Committee is satisfied that JOSIAS SUNNYBOY MOGASHOA:

(i) was a member of AZAPO and a member of its military wing AZANLA at the time the acts under consideration by the Committee were committed;

(ii) that when these acts were committed, applicant was acting in furtherance of the political objectives of AZAPO in its struggle against the South African government;

 

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(iii) acted with political motive in executing the instructions

from his Unit Commander in AZANLA.

In the premises the requirements of Act No. 34 of 1995 as amended have been complied with. Amnesty is GRANTED in this matter in respect of the following offences:

(a) Planting of plastic explosives at Kwaggarand Motors, 144 Middle Cresent Pretoria on 16/17 October 1993

(b) Planting of T & T explosives at P.A. Swart Motors at 13th Avenue Menlopark on 31 October/01 November 1993

(c) The illegal possession of a 9mm pistol, handgrenades, landmine parts and detonators on 6 December 1993.

DATED AT CAPE TOWN THIS 19 DAY OF NOVEMBER 1998.