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Special ConstablesExplanation ... tying Jama's belt around his neck and throttling him. This continued until the van reached a bottle store where it stopped to enable some of the Special Constables who were going off duty, to get out of the van. All the policemen alighted from the van and according to the evidence of ... CHAIRPERSON: I thought that special constables were taken and picked on amongst the Inkatha supporters. ... station as per the bail condition, in fact ...(Xhosa) they were attacked by the people - sorry, they were attacked by the police together with the special constables. So the special constables - there were people that were recruited by the police to fight the comrades, but they were also ... ... After a short while we directed the pilot to fly due north above the Xaluza road. Here I saw the first bodies. There were blue uniformed special constables in the direct vicinity of the bodies, which were lying just off the Xaluza Road. There were scores of other people about, but it ... ANSWER:: At that time I was unaware of the fact that theywould not accept independence and in addition the Commissionerin Kwandabele, Brigadier Van Niekerk, was replaced by a differentBrigadier, Brigadier Hertzog Lerm and Lerm took the Mbkhoto andmade them special constables ... leaders and tribal chiefs considered assets by Pretoria; they were generally despised for committing atrocities against their own people. The Special Constables were also widely feared, and were responsible for many murders of civilians. And the first reports on a covert SAP ... GEN VAN DER MERWE: It's unfortunate that these special constables did not enjoy the same privileges as members, fulltime members of the SAP, with the result that there could have been, when they were exposed to certain incidents, that they could not have enjoyed the same protection as that given to ... During 1987, 1988 there were new forms of repression through the now infamous kits constables. The first two special kits constables were introduced to Oudtshoorn in October 1986 and during 1987 a further 14 kits constables were sent to Bonguletu to police the area. That created for quite a bit ... ... that in many things the name that always comes out is the name of Nieuwoudt and the other Boers. For instance Nieuwoudt between 1977 in the Boer Special branch, Nieuwoudt was in the lower ranks of the Special branch. If you know how the Special branch works - most of the Blacks are Constables ... MR COETSER: I understand that they had the status of so-called Special Constables up there in South West, effectively also under contract to the South African Police Services. MR COETZEE: I speak under correction, I believe Col de Kock would be able to assist me, I think they were appointed as Special Constables, Chairperson. MR WILLS: Now were there UDF members with you filling in application forms for this position which was for special training as Constables? ... of 1988 there was another sinister development within the community. Mr Ntombela started recruiting the youths, especially to be trained as special constables. Some of the youths came and they wanted to be trained as special constables. They were sent on a six weeks training course, and ... ... amnesty application of Brian Mitchell, in which Brian Mitchell was granted amnesty, were some detail is given as to the purpose of the training of special constables, and the incorporation of Caprivi trainees within the special constable force of the SAP and the deployment of them to various ... At the time when we were detaining those people, we were supposed to be helped by the members of the Riot Squad and the Special Constables who were stationed at Botshabelo police station because they knew the area very well, more than us. ... were 10 in number. I did try to revenge with my fists. He saw that I was arrogant, then he said that I should be tied up. Then he called special constables who were in that room, and they were assaulting. They assaulted me whilst my hands were tied. I was left alone there with a ... ... the helicopter came and dropped tear gas canisters. That's when we ran away from the scene. We went back to my place. And amongst us were also special constables as well as a certain policeman by the name of Masoga. It was the second day since the fight had broken out. We left the place as ... ... Sabata, and Kekingiba, Simon Mfayela, Veva and Vuzmati. There was also Stolz. There would be meetings in this police station. Some of them were Special Constables, that is reserve policemen. The people from Ndwedwe know whom I'm referring to when I talk of Special Constables, they know how ... ... Sabata, and Kekingiba, Simon Mfayela, Veva and Vuzmati. There was also Stolz. There would be meetings in this police station. Some of them were Special Constables, that is reserve policemen. The people from Ndwedwe know whom I'm referring to when I talk of Special Constables, they know how ... ... it was enjoying the support of the Government in terms of money. It was disbanded and then they turned around, all those Imbokhoto guys were made special constables. ... |
