Special Report Transcript Episode 68, Section 4, Time 35:53

Firstly I can’t comment as to whether or to how much the SAPS or the National Intelligence Agency have handed files over to the TRC, but I think one must realize that the Department of Defence and then the SANDF themselves are very very aware of the obligation and the moral obligation, the duty that is imposed on us by the mere existence of the TRC. Plus there’s the legal obligation that’s imposed on us by the TRC Act. So one can possibly understand the concerns, that there might be some concerns on the part of the TRC, that there might be some lack of cooperation, but the fact remains, the SANDF or the Department has gone out of its way to try and set up structures and mechanisms to facilitate TRC access to the military in its broader sense, whether it be two files or two installations or two personal. So I could understand if there was some concern, but I think the concern is probably overrated.

Notes: Col John Rolt

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