DR BORAINE
Chairperson, before I call the next witness I'd like to extend a very warm word of welcome to some international visitors.  To Joan Malhern and Stacey Taber from the United States who are law students.  They're standing right at the back there, we're very glad to see them.  Also with them Ricardo Maranda from Gwatamala - we're glad to see him.  
All three are - well one is a journalist, two are law students and they are working in co-operation with NADEL in South Africa and the National Lawyers Guild and the National Conference of Black Lawyers in the United States of America.  We're very pleased to have then with us for a while.
 Chairperson, I understand that Dean Markes is here and if he would mind standing for a second so we can recognise - thank you very much, we welcome.  The following witness is Father Michael Lapsley and I'll ask him to please come forward.  Father Lapsley I would like to welcome you  [indistinct] and very grateful to you for coming to share with us your own experience.  In particular you will be telling us about a parcel bomb explosion of 28th of April in 1990 in Harare which brought about extremely serious injuries.  
 Before I ask Denzil Potgieter to take over from me, would you please stand for the taking of the oath.
FATHER MICHAEL LAPSLEY Duly sworn states