Special Report Transcript Episode 26, Section 4, Time 24:19

Judge Willem van der Merwe indicated that retribution and the feelings of society rather than stopping De Kock from repeating his crimes, weighed heavily. If South Africa still had the death penalty De Kock would today probably have been on death row. Mister Justice van der Merwe said the sentence should serve as a warning to others - a warning that must send shivers down the spines of dozens of dirty men who still refuse to ask for amnesty. De Kock will appear before the Amnesty Committee early next year. But Judge van der Merwe’s judgement makes it virtually impossible for him to get amnesty. The judge ruled that the most serious crimes had not been committed with a clear political motive, rather to cover up police crimes and some of De Kock’s crimes fall completely outside the Commission’s jurisdiction.

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