BOTHA, Christoffel

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A member of the SAP who was killed when a car bomb exploded outside the Johannesburg Magistrate’s court on 20 May 1987. Three other policemen were also killed in the explosion, which took place after a decoy smaller bomb had lured them to the scene. Three other people were injured. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/1998/0067).

TV Series Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report Glossary

Volume 2, Chapter 2

... to return to South Africa immediately after the shooting. When I got into Pretoria I was summonsed to go and see Koos Louw … and also Tolletjie Botha [head of DCC]. I explained to them what had happened … They went to an office with me … he [Botha] picked up the telephone and he phoned ...

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Volume 2, Chapter 2

... named Irish mercenary Donald Acheson as the assassin and, as accomplices, CCB members Joe Verster, Staal Burger, Abraham ‘Slang’ van Zyl, Calla Botha, Leon ‘Chappies’ Maree, Johan Niemoller jr, Captain Wouter Basson (aka Christo Britz), Ferdi Barnard, and Charles Wildschudt (formerly ...

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Volume 2, Chapter 2

... operations planned to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the launch of MK’s armed struggle four days later. When Foreign Minister Pik Botha was asked if he regretted what had happened, he replied: “I do not regret it. If the decision were to be made again, I would make the same ...

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Volume 2, Chapter 5

... years and leave to appeal was refused. Lennox Sebe subsequently turned down three separate appeals by South African Foreign Affairs Minister Pik Botha to show clemency towards Charles Sebe. 136 In January 1985, the SADF was evicted from Ciskei following the deaths of recruits at a Ciskei ...

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Volume 3, Chapter 3

... had been responsible for the killing. Former Vlakplaas Commander Eugene de Kock reported that one of his informants, former BOSS member Piet Botha, told him that Dolinchek had killed Turner and that Dolinchek’s brother-in-law, Mr Von Scheer, drove the getaway vehicle. When Dolinchek was ...

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Volume 2, Chapter 7

... Ras [AM2735/96], bombed the Sabie Magistrates’ Court in 1991 and the Lowveld High School in Nelspruit in 1992. 360 Another applicant, Mr JJC Botha [AM1703/96] applied for the bombing, together with four others, of Hillview School, Cosatu House as well as the Verwoerdburg and Krugersdorp ...

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Volume 6, Chapter 6

on or around 2 January 1992 and for the bombing of Melkrivier School [AC/1998/0001]. 266. Conservative Party members Mr Jacobus Johannes Christoffel Botha [AM1703/96] and Mr Carl Mathinus Kriel [AM6699/97] and AWB members Mr Petrus Jacobus Judeel [AM5240/97] and Mr Andries Stefanus Kriel ...

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