MR COETZEE
Mr Commissioner and esteemed Members of the Committee, in dealing with the application of Mr Barnard for amnesty regarding the Apie project and the Omar project, one thing, with great respect, which is very clear is that the applicant doesn't at all try to disassociate himself from the seriousness or the immorality of the acts which he has perpetrated.  And quite frankly, very few people could have come to a Commission such as this with a more tarnished background and reputation than Mr Barnard.  But the fact of the matter is that he was a member of the CCB and later the DCC.  He stated his political motivations in regard to his actions quite clearly in his application already and also in bundle K at pages 2622, he clearly stated there what was his intention and  I wish to read it to the Honourable Commission
"I was under the impression because I was indoctrinated and brainwashed, and I'm not trying to escape my own accountability, I was under the impression that what I did was justifiable in terms of the struggle that was waged during that time."
	My submission with great respect, is that his evidence clearly indicates that he has complied with the criteria set out in the Act, more specifically Section 20(2)(b), even Section 20(2)(f) and also Section 20(2)(g).  In any one of those three categories he would very easily fall if one takes cognisance of his evidence.