Special Report Transcript Episode 75, Section 2, Time 04:05

A man approached us raising his arms and he was talking in Xhosa saying that he’ll take us to where the rest of the group is. One sergeant from the riot unit, he was a white sergeant, said I should shoot this man. And before I shot this man, as he was raising his arms I saw his firearm, and therefore we disarmed him. The white sergeant, I told him that this man is going to take us to where the rest of the team is, but he just said I must shoot him. I shot him whilst he was lying on his back. I shot him in the head. Thereafter this sergeant told me that I should shift and he shot him in his stomach with the R1 rifle, whilst still lying on his back. // Could you please show us how he raised his arms? The applicant stood up holding his arms raised in the manner traditionally assumed when wishing to surrender, the hands-up position. // And is it correct that this person who approached you at no time attempted to shoot you? // He never tried to shoot us or even to reach for his firearm.

Notes: Thapelo Mbelo; Judge Wilson (AC); Peter Williams (Mbelo’s Lawyer); Mbelo

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