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COETZEE, AJAge Description ... had to recruit the staff, the flying squad guys into the Security Branch to keep them quiet.’ 514 Wiliamson was handled by General Johan Coetzee, later commissioner of police, who himself instructed other Security Branch members to investigate the pamphlet bombs. This modus operandi ... ... using petrol bombs. Applicants in three incidents were divisional commanders: then Lieutenant-Colonels Johan van der Merwe, Dirk Genis and Eben Coetzee. An informer, later a police recruit , sought amnesty for some of the above incidents as well as an additional eight incidents. Amnesty was ... GRANTED 97/04/02 0554/96 CHOLOTA, DB HEARING GRANTED 97/08/14 6610/97 CHRISTIE, MJS HEARING GRANTED 98/06/02 0063/96 COETZEE, D HEARING GRANTED 97/08/04 (Mxenge murder) 2478/96 CROWE, RJJ CHAMBER GRANTED 96/12/09 2337/96 DE BEER, JJ ... ... to the latter four. 168 By late 1981, the Vlakplaas unit had been sent down to the Eastern Cape for a stint of several weeks, as reported by Dirk Coetzee. He reports that the C1 unit moved down to the Eastern Cape following a clash between police and guerrillas at Elliot and Barkly Pass in ... ... infiltrating the ARM and compiling extensive dossiers on white liberals connected to the Liberal Party. Winter was initially handled by Mr Johan Coetzee and later Mr Mike Geldenhuys, both of whom were later to lead the Security Branch before going on to become commissioners of police. 49 By ... ... Peter Moleke Lengene in Soweto during 1982. Lieutenant-Colonel Anton Pretorius [AM4389/96] and Lieutenant-Colonel Willem Helm ‘Timol’ Coetzee [AM4032/96] also applied for amnesty for the abduction and torture of Lengene as well as the abduction and torture of Ms Nokuthula Simelane. ... ... 1974 been involved in identifying installations in neighbouring countries. Intelligence for the Matola raid in 1981 was allegedly provided by Henk Coetzee and then Commandant Lieutenant-Colonel, later Brigadier) Callie Steijn of Military Intelligence.15 Steijn was allegedly also involved in ... ... Defence), Mr Adriaan Vlok and Mr Roelf Meyer. The meeting was also attended by Mr Niel Barnard (NIS) and the Commissioner of Police, General PJ Coetzee, who was later to testify at the trial (see below). 258 On 24 April 1986, a meeting was held at Athlone SAP District Commissioner’s ... ... his health. In 1982, he left his home for a check up at the Livingstone Hospital. He was never seen again. 29 On 30 April 1990, Captain Dirk Coetzee alleged that, after the poison had failed to kill Siphiwe Mthimkulu, he was killed by Brigadier Jan du Preez and Colonel Nick van Rensburg. ... ... 1990. 198 A number of former security policemen applied for amnesty for this incident: Mr Christiaan Siebert Rorich [AM501/97], Mr Jan Carel Coetzee [AM4120/96], Mr Abraham Grobbelaar [AM4143/96] and Mr Ephraim Mfalapitsa [AM3592/96] (see Volume Two). THE COMMISSION FINDS THAT MR ZANDILE ... ... representing the state consistently denied any involvement in the attacks or support to the witdoeke. The Commissioner of Police, General Johan Coetzee testified that the police were trained to be impartial and it was not in the ‘culture’ of the SAP to take sides or engage in ... ... 1986. The following applied for amnesty for this incident: Mr JH Kruger [AM4147/96], Mr LM Pretorius [AM4366/96], Mr MM Sehlwana [AM3747/96], Mr NS Coetzee [AM4121/96], Mr PA Dreyer [AM 4128/96], Mr JAN Strydom [AM4368/96], Senior Superintendent AJG Erwee [AM4135/96], Mr PTCJ Fourie [AM4137/96], ... ... the bombs were sent, the manner in which the bombs were packaged, the construction of the device itself, the involvement of General Petrus Johannes Coetzee and the precise role played by each of the applicants. 130. Similar objections were raised by the applicants in respect of the killing of Ms ... ... disclaimers. 358. For example, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Roelof ‘Pik’ Botha, Dr LD ‘Niel’ Barnard, and General Coetzee all testified that when they had convened for the State Security Council at 11am on 20 December 1985, they had been unaware of the raid on ... ... for the story that had surfaced, suggesting that Mr Joe Slovo had been responsible for the death of his wife, Ruth First. 351. Captain Willem Coetzee testified that he had given Major de Kock a letter to place at the ambush scene of three SANSCO107 students in February 1989 to suggest that ... ... and his unit were withdrawing from the town. They fired shots at a police vehicle in the vicinity of the Ficksburg bypass, injuring Sergeant Otto Coetzee (who was in the police vehicle) and Ms Mathapelo Lethena who was travelling in a passing taxi. 229. Mr Dolo also gave evidence of his ... ... of people could find themselves facing criminal action, given the fact that hardly anybody applied for amnesty for these operations. 140. General Coetzee testified as to his involvement in the Maseru raid and the raid on Gaborone. It is known that these raids were authorised by the former ... ... and several applicants in divisional offices cite him as their line of communication. Following the killing of the Ribeiro s95, General Coetzee testified that, as Commissioner of Police, he telephoned Brigadier Schoon directly following allegations of security force complicity and ... [CT03085/GAU], Ms Marina Louis Geldenhuys [JB00163/01ER[, Ms Paula Botha [JB00177/02PS], Mr James Marren Simpson [JB00179/02PS], Ms Hester Catharina Coetzee [JB00181/02PS], Mr Neville Clarence [JB00702/02PS], Mr Petrus Frederik Botha [JB00705/02PS], Ms Annamarie Triegaardt de Villiers ... ... the Technical Division of Security Branch Headquarters applied for amnesty for the attempted killing of former Vlakplaas commander, Captain Dirk Coetzee. Although the attempt failed, it resulted in the killing of human rights lawyer Bheki Mlangeni. ... |
