YASMINE SOOKA
Thembinkosi  I want to thank you for coming here today,  I know that it is not easy and none of us here in this room can judge you because all of us don't know what we would have done if we had been in your shoes.   We know that the pressure upon you at the time by the police who were in charge of these matters, was very-very great and yes, the fear that you might end up like your comrade must have been very-very real for you.
We are very grateful that you've  come forward to give your evidence and we hope that through the evidence which you have given and Mr Smiles, that we are able to set in motion the freeing of two people who are innocent and who have already wasted two years of their lives in prison.  In a way, four lives have been destroyed because all four of you have been carrying around guilt and fears of terror -  your whole lives have been ruined and you are very-very young men indeed.
This is the sad price that our country has had to pay that so many young people's lives have been wasted.  We thank you for coming forward - thank you.