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askariExplanation MR LAMEY: The gist of that without going into detail, is that you were, when you became a member of the Security Police, you became what they called an askari to distinguish you from original police members because you'd been previously a member of the ANC and MK, is that correct? BRIG CRONJE: Johannes Mnisi was a former askari at Vlakplaas and he decided to rejoin the ANC. He then went into exile in Botswana and from there he launched and planned a variety of terrorist activities, he was one of the main planners of, for instance, the Church Street Bomb. According to ... CHAIRPERSON: Was this informer, Mr Mathebula, an askari? ... information. The ANC is convinced that both Solly Smith and Francis Meli were poisoned in order to silence them. The truth about the death of askari "September" (Glory Sidebe), the poisoning of Thami Zulu, the death of "Fear" (Edward Lawrence) in 1988, and the extent to which poisons have ... According to the evidence that is before you this applicant was given information by his superiors and the information was that the deceased was an askari, an institution well known to the - acting on the other side of the ANC and uMkhonto weSizwe. It is my further submission, Chairperson, that ... MR VISSER: As far as one can piece the evidence together, it seems that Mr Sikhakane was probably recruited as an informer who later became an askari during approximately 1988 and this happened, this must have happened prior to, perhaps you know about that, the abduction and the elimination of Mr ... ... of casualties and particularly conscript casualties was becoming very, very high and one can see this in the rate of casualties between Operation Askari and the ones that came earlier. It was just a quantum leap and the SADF was hypersensitive to White conscription. I don't think anti-White ... ... He unlocked the canteen where they continued their drinking spree and playing billiards. At that stage the deceased, who had been working as an askari at Vlakplaas for about seven months had not reported to duty for some time. So much so that he had missed a deployment duty. due to his ... CHAIRPERSON: May I on a question of clarity, so that I don't have to come back on this issue again, find out how long did it take Mosiane and the other askari to get to this person, try and infiltrate and bring this person to the safehouse in this assaulted condition? MR MOSIANE: At that time Chairperson, I was employed as an askari in C1 Section at the Police Head Quarters. MR CORNELIUS: Magopa, Chris Magopa, was he an askari? ... working and seconded to the, or incorporated within the ranks of the South African Police at that stage. He was then an operative and known as an askari at Vlakplaas, they worked under extraordinary circumstances, they were subjected to harsh regimens of discipline, they worked in circumstances ... MR HUGO: But that you were attached to Vlakplaas, not in the capacity of an askari, but that you were a regular member of the Police, as it was then known? MR MSIBI: Those are blue lies. I only heard about the Askari reports here. I don't even know what the meaning of that word is, I don't even know whence it came from. MS P BERLIN:: So, can you tell us a bit about Vlakplaas hierarchy in paragraph 23, I understand that you became an Askari, and under whom did you fit into the Vlakplaas hierarchy, who was your commander? told the TRC that their missing children had last been seen in the company of Mrs Madikizela-Mandela and that the TRC had received evidence from the askari who had killed these children and had not called on him to speak in public, Mr Leon was informed that the TRC by means of Mr Patrick Kelly, ... MR BOOYENS: Now, a further risk with a former askari talking, was of course the fact that there were still askaris in the service of the police, is that correct? "... the applicant instructed Joe Mamasela, an askari member of the Security Police, to infiltrate the ANC and to find out whether they were awaiting weaponry to be used against the police. He was also instructed not to influence them to ask for weapons, but those asking for weapons, would be ... As they were still driving along Main Road, near Athlone, a Mercedes Benz with three passengers approached them from the front. David, the askari, asked Mr Yengeni whether or not the vehicle approaching was the one being driven by Mr Jonas. Mr Yengeni nodded and they then turned around and ... MR MALAN: Mr Olifant, did you join Vlakplaas as an askari? |