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MR VISSER: On page 27 of his application Mr Ngo also applied for assault and torture of comrades in Bloemfontein. This refers to a group, that is a group of 19 who were arrested in the Ladybrand district and were transferred from Ladybrand to Bloemfontein. Do you relate to which incident I'm ...

... would either highlight certain of these acts for deliberate propaganda effect or suppress the more gruesome or brutal atrocities committed by the comrades, especially against black policemen. It is an undeniable fact that many journalists were actively involved in both propaganda and ...

We waited for the funeral day, praying and soldiers used to come while we were still praying and the comrades used to come to my house to pray and the soldiers used to go there every time.

MR ERWEE: With some of his comrades?

What the leader of the PAC Mr Chairman, said in an amnesty or a Commission hearing in a hope of getting his comrades out of prison, in 1996, can hardly be relevant as to what the state of affairs and circumstances were in 1982 and 1984 when these murders were committed.

"I was forced to plead guilty by my comrades despite the fact that I did not commit the crime."

But I think I will be very much unfair to myself and my fellow comrades who have been released with me, because we are not only perpetrators as such, because if it was not because of apartheid regime we could have not shot the people, maimed the people or tortured the people, as all what I have ...

... police came and then there was a fight there.  We started shooting.  Actually they started shooting and we shot back until we lost one of our comrades who was in the valley and then we lost almost everything because now the fight was too hot.  We had to leave everything, the money, even ...

MR NTSEBEZA: I see. Now did you also gather information about the events on that day from the other faction, the Yamile faction, the so-called Comrades faction about what they did on those three days?

There was a tough guy by the name of Simon who came and greeted us and lifted his feet calling us comrades, there was no response. Then they asked where was this boy with the T-shirt, then I lifted my hand up , then he came into the room and searched everything. Unfortunately he got some writing ...

MR MTHEMBU: I cannot specify individuals as it was people who belonged to the ANC comrades.

MISS TUKU: It was one of the Comrades who were there.

MR MAKHUBALO: After my comrades were assaulted, when I went to the toilet, I saw those blood stains, that is what I am saying.

MR ARENDSE: Do you know of any of your comrades in the APLA army who defied an order and if so, what happened to that person?

we were to carry out this operation. On this day I was ordered by the commander to come to his place. On my arrival I found him sitting with other comrades mentioned above. He then briefed us on the operation that was to be carried out. The car to be used was already parked in the yard. He ...

MS THABETE: On page 17 of the bundle, in your statement you say you were fetched and taken to the centre point at Khumalo where you met with other comrades. Who fetched you?

... side of the house. When I went to ask the others whether he arrived they said no, he didn't come back home. We started going around asking the comrades whether they had seen him and they said they haven't seen him. It was Saturday and on Sunday we tried to look for him. On Monday in the ...

Two youths said they had been visiting from Site C when they were arrested, they also complained of hunger. The jailers were aggressive towards the prisoners. One said they wanted information from these comrades because four of their people had been killed in fighting up till then.

ADV PRIOR: So they expected to meet comrades, was that part of the plan?

... the shooting. Applicant stated that he decided to apply for amnesty in response to a call from the ANC leadership. He did not approach any of his comrades to inform them as he had assumed that they too would heed the call of the ...