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Special Report Transcript Episode 27, Section 2, Time 12:52In February 1981 a group of askaris under Dirk Coetzee’s command went to Swaziland on a mission to identify ANC cadres. One of the askaris recognized Joe Pillay who was known to them as a senior MK operative in Natal. They kidnapped Pillay and took him to Oshoek border post, from where he was carried into the Republic wrapped in a maize bag inside the boot of a car. In doing this the askaris had acted against Coetzee’s orders. Notes: Reporter; Dirk Coetzee at hearing 1980–1989 340 By 1981, Dlamini’s loyalty as an askari was in doubt. So too was that of Mr Vuyani Mavuso, an ANC guerrilla who had been abducted during the Special Forces raid on Matola in Mozambique on 30 January 1981. He and another ANC member, Mr Motidi Ntshekang (aka ‘Ghost’) and Mr ... PART THREE: KEY SECURITY FORCE UNITS INVOLVED IN GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS SECURITY BRANCH HEADQUARTERS 155. The Headquarters of the Security Branch was based in Pretoria. Until 1992, the Security Branch was organised centrally, with headquarters in Pretoria and nineteen regional divisions ... |
