OUPA KHOTLE
As I've explained the one who was responsible for the task force was the late comrade Showa.  He is the one who gave out the order that the farmers be attacked.  Let me explain briefly around that point.  The farmers, we must understand they are part or they form part or they were BLOEMFONTEIN HEARING	AMNESTY/FREE STATE
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part of the oppressors at that time because the farmers you could actually define them they are twofold.  They can be police reservists or army reservists.  They are the people who were always ready for call-ups either in the army or in the police force, they were always alert to come and do national service. That is a known fact, it's not a secret.  And Mr Fourie who was murdered or rather attacked, I don't think he was attacked because he was Mr Fourie or he did something to somebody, he was attacked because he formed part of oppression towards the Africans.  To testify on this I want to bring to the attention of the Commission that in most cases you will find that the farmers have a lot of artilleries or firearms and you would ask yourselves if they are referred to as soft targets or civilians, what about these firearms that you find in their houses, because you cannot have firearms that you cannot use in your house.  
	So I want to explain that Mr Fourie was attacked as he formed part of the oppression.  He could be an army reservist or police reservist.  You must also recall that in what ever country where there is a political struggle the one who is in power if the country's economy is not stable would not be able to govern for a long time.  So the farmers by forming agricultural production did a lot of participation to support the government of oppression with everything they can so that it goes forward and oppresses the Africans because they have been oppressed for more than 300 years and the National Party you would observe that from 1948 up till now it is because of their agricultural unions that supported it and some of them which are foreign to this country.