GRANT, D J

... out the attack; nor had his actions been approved by any one of his superiors or by the organisation. 96. For this reason, Smuts and Marais were granted amnesty. Botha was refused amnesty in respect of the charges of murder and attempted murd e r, but was granted amnesty in respect of the ...

... such an act did not constitute a gross violation of human rights. In such cases, the application was submitted to the Committee in chambers. The granting of amnesty could then be considered in the applicant’s absence unless further investigation was required . d It appeared, prima facie, ...

... 16 of the Act provided for the establishment of the Committee as one of the three statutory Committees of the Commission. Its mandate was to grant amnesty to those persons who successfully applied for amnesty in respect of acts, omissions and offences that had been associated with ...

... was no need for a hearing as the act to which the application related did not constitute a gross violation of human rights. In such cases, it would grant the applicant amnesty without holding a hearing. Notification of public hearing 31. W h e re the application related to a gross violation of ...

12 Thus, he noted, the alternative to granting immunity could well have the effect of keeping relatives of victims ignorant of what happened, thereby perpetuating: their legitimate sense of resentment and grief and correspondingly [allowing] the culprits of such deeds to remain perhaps ...