Special Report Transcript Episode 39, Section 4, Time 13:55

According to Hechter the youths had already gone to KwaNdebele to escape harassment by the security police in Mamelodi. Mamasela knew where to find them. Mamasela took us to the address. Mamasela, Gouws and Oosthuizen then entered the house and the next moment I heard gunfire. It was organized, it was on my orders. I told them to eliminate them. They then eliminated them, shot them. They came out, got in the car. I told Gouws to take the can of fuel and to pour it over all the deceased and to set it alight. Were they already dead at this stage? Three AK47’s were emptied on them. This means about 90 rounds in a small room, so there was no doubt that they were already dead. Did these people die because they were involved in acts of boycotts, intimidation and so on or did they die because they expressed their wish or desire to undergo training? Why did they die? In the first place they were activists, they were activists busy with all these terrible deeds and furthermore they requested to leave the country to receive training as terrorists, so the elimination was a pre-emptive strike to avoid the return of trained people …

Notes: Capt Hechter Scene if incident Roelf Meyer Hechter Mr Pooe (Lawyer for victims’ families) Hechter

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