The applicant applies for amnesty in respect of the murder of Annah Mingi Feni committed on the 22nd September 1992 at Sebokeng as well as the unlawful possession of a CZ88 firearm and ammunition in contravention of Sections 2 and 26 of Act 75 of 1969.
After having heard the testimony of the applicant and the supplementary affidavit handed in on his behalf, we are satisfied that the applicant acted in accordance with an order issued by his unit commander Ace Ntshangela that the deceased should be eliminated. The Committee is further satisfied that the act took place within the context of the ongoing political violence between supporters of the ANC and those of the IFP during the period concerned in the Vaal Triangle, which violence was accepted as being common cause.
Accordingly the applicant complies with Section 20(1) of the Act and amnesty is
GRANTED: for the acts referred to above.
The Amnesty Committee is of the opinion that the relatives of the deceased, Annah Mingi Feni, are victims as defined in the Act and are accordingly referred to the Committee on reparation and rehabilitation for consideration as such, in terms of Section 26 of the Act.