HASSAN MALL
Is there any reply from you, Mr Currin?
MR CURRIN ADDRESSES COMMISSION IN REPLICATION
	Just two comments I would like to make.  With regard to political uprising, I understood the evidence that there were a thousand people who had participated in a gathering on a particular day, that there was shooting of rubber bullets and tear-gas and so on. I would have thought that there was quite clearly a political uprising.
	Secondly, also, just to reiterate and to put on record, that at no stage did we try to justify the act when we refer to gravity.  My learned friend said that - suggested that we were trying to justify the act.  But certainly, I think we made it quite clear, that we just believe there were certain factors that one could take into consideration as mitigating against the gravity, accepting that it was a grave and 
PHOKENG HEARING	AMNESTY/GAUTENG
MR MPSHE	168	ADDRESS
brutal crime.
	In conclusion I am not sure that in my opening address that I formally requested you in the context of the facts
and the evidence and the argument, formally requested you to release on - and to grant the amnesty application on behalf of our two clients.  And I just put that on record, that we would urge you to grant the application.  We believe that we have provided sufficient evidence and motivation for the amnesty.  Thank you.