MATHYS CORNELIUS BOTHA
I acted in the execution of my duties in the service of the South African Police.  I truly believed that such action was expected of me and that my conduct fell within the ambit of my expressive or implicit authorization.  I believed this especially in the light of the pressure which was placed upon us in the Security Branch by the political leaders of the time.  It was continually said that terrorists had to be wiped out in order to combat the revolution.  I did this as part of my opposition to the struggle and my actions were aimed at supporters of the liberation movement.  What I had done I did in order to protect the government and the National Party's interest and to ward off the revolutionary onslaught.  As such I bona fide believed that what I had done, fell within my explicit or implicit authorization.