MOKOTEDI MPSHE
I will hand the copy to the Chair.  It is from the firm Wagenaar, Miller and Du Plessis, re amnesty hearing, 6 to 20 April, IFP hit squad.  Kindly note the following:  (1) the applicants in this matter were members of the so-called Caprivi trainees, this group was thoroughly investigated during 1992 to 1993 by the Goldstone Commission when certain allegations were made inter alia against individual members of the South African Police, who are clients of ours.  During 1997 the human rights violations committee also conducted a hearing dealing with the subject, and where we represented amongst others the following individuals, Mr A.J. Vlok, General P.J. Coetzee, General J.V. van der Merwe, Major General J.A.P. Berger, Major General G.N. Erasmus, Major General B. Steyn and Brigadier A. Laas.
	Paragraph 3, I have now received the present applications herein and have noted that not one of the above-mentioned clients are specifically mentioned or implicated therein.  However, I have been approached by Mr Steenkamp and Mr Peens, who are mentioned in the applications with a request to protect their interest in this regard.
	As you have already once again failed to comply with the provision of Section 19(4), we find it impossible to do so in a proper way.  I am going to address that one, Mr Chairman, as they are not directly implicated, my instructions are not to appear before you on their behalf, but to put on record that should their rights in any way be infringed upon, we expect to be notified immediately in order for us to respond in an appropriate way.
	Some of the applicants herein also apply for amnesty in respect of crimes committed as part of the so-called Black Cats of Ermelo.  As you are aware, we represent certain individual Policemen who have in the past, falsely been implicated in this regard.
	In the present applications they are not directly implicated, but should that become the position at your hearing, their rights are also specifically reserved.  The same applies in respect of my clients mentioned in paragraph 1.2 above.  These are the names I have just mentioned.
	You are kindly requested to read this letter into the record at the commencement of your hearing on the 6th of April 1998.  Signed by Jan Wagenaar.