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COETZEE, AJAge Description The Committee of the Truth Commission that handles amnesty applications is now fully operational. And with the Dirk Coetzee controversy it is also very much in the news. Mister Justice Mall explains the amnesty process. have done and they contradict themselves to a large degree. Now one wonders … // Or even people like Eugene de Kock who was the commander and Dirk Coetzee who was the commander? // None of them come and said yes collectively we have done this. If you would have listened to Mamasela’s evidence, ... ... this week. The men’s ranks range from ordinary policemen to colonels and brigadiers. They are supported by former police commissioners, Johan Coetzee, Johan van der Merwe, and Mike Geldenhuys. Two of the other generals, Krappies Engelbrecht and Johan le Roux have already been implicated in ... ... and he specifically told me that the order came from Minister Louis le Grange and that President PW Botha as well as ex-commissioner General Johan Coetzee knew about it. And approved it. ... ... mother, this was a frustrating day. // Truly speaking I blame the policemen today who were supposed to have been telling their story, because what Coetzee said is irrelevant at this moment. As far as I’m concerned they should have said what they had come to say, what they know. And then, at a ... By now Vlakplaas is known as the shadowy space where hit men like Eugene de Kock, Joe Mamasela, Dirk Coetzee and Almond Nofemela freely roamed and secretly planned their killer missions against the opponents of the apartheid state. Little is known though of the assassinations in their own ranks; of ... Kondile was taken to Komatipoort where they met Coetzee. One of the officers gave Kondile poison. After about 20 minutes he passed out. ... of slaps sucks your skin into that hole until it is total agony. Colonel Swanepoel, the notorious ‘Rooi roos’ [red rose] was there, Johan Coetzee was there, Van der Berg was there, 1964 … was in the room when I was being tortured. So I’m saying I find it very, very strange that this ... ... between 30, 35. // Who was the first man you had killed? // It was Griffith Mxenge // Why did you kill him? // It was instructions from Dirk Coetzee and Brigadier Van der Hofen. ... The existence of Vlakplaas was exposed by Dirk Coetzee and Almond Nofemela in a Vrye Weekblad interview in November 1989. It was met with flat denials from generals and police officers. These lies were repeated under oath to the Harms Commission of Inquiry into state death squads. Vlakplaas was ... ... policemen were closely questioned about the word ‘eliminate’ or ‘elimineer’ in reference to the elimination of enemy targets. Gen Johan Coetzee came to the hearing armed with a list of dictionary ... ... will probably spend time in jail, because of the apparent administrative incompetence of the Amnesty Committee, or is it being done to punish Coetzee? Well, that was tonight’s programme. Watch this space for new revelations on the real story behind all the lies told about the role of the ... kept secret to protect their families. The Goldstone Commission’s report on Boipatong was never publicly released. Former Vlakplaas commander Dirk Coetzee says the police death squads were ... Of course, Coetzee did not lie. Virtually every word he said seven years ago he said again this week. Let’s go to the drama of the hearings in Durban. ... four policemen responsible for killing Sizwe Kondile (held in Cape Town 9 to 13 February 1998) The policemen?s testimonies contradicts that of Dirk Coetzee?s who is also applying for amnesty for his involvement with the incident. The segment also includes an interview with Charity Kondile, ... |
