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Special Report Transcript Episode 9, Section 3, Time 08:17Let me introduce you to Jann Turner, daughter of the prominent 1970s activist Dr Rick Turner, who was assassinated in 1978. Jann was with him when he died. // Jann, why did you make this film we’re about to show? // Well, it wasn’t really until 1989 when Jacques Pauw first revealed the death squad story that I thought we might stand a chance of finding out who killed my dad. And, I began to investigate it and in 1993 came here to see if we could find out who the killer was and made a film about that journey. // So the film is three years old? // Yes. // You officially went to the Truth Commission this week. What is it you want from that Commission? // I want to know who killed my dad and why. // And if you find that out would you forgive that person? // For me this process is less about forgiveness than it’s about understanding. It’s not that I don’t want to forgive it’s that I can’t actually locate forgiveness in me for this. I’d like to understand what happened and I think when I do understand what happened I’ll at least be able to accept that the assassin and I are going to go forward living in this country and get on with our lives. Forgiveness is something entirely beyond my understanding if you like. Notes: Max du Preez interviews Jann Turner References select each tab to search for references Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report TRC VictimsKilling of own forces 425 Killings were also recorded inside the state or the security forces themselves; the victims were those whose loyalties were questioned or who represented a ‘weak link’ in the chain. A large number of the victims were askaris. Robert and Jean-Cora Smit 426 Mr ... Richard Turner 231 Dr Richard Turner [KZN/KP/001/DN], killed at his Durban home shortly after midnight on 8 January 1978, was one such figure. Details of Turner’s killing are documented in Volume Three. The Commission’s Investigation Unit concluded that the police investigation that followed ... Section C1: Vlakplaas 16 The unit which came to be known by the name of the farm was started in the late 1970s by Col JJ Viktor, then head of the C section, and Col Jan du Preez. 17 The purpose of Vlakplaas at this stage was ostensibly as a place to rehabilitate 'turned terrorists' or, as they ... Covert Security Branch activity 81 A number of prominent community leaders and activists were targeted for attack during this period. Many of these attacks were attributed to the covert operations of the security police. The Case of Fatima Meer Durban academic Ms Fatima Meer’s home was ... |
