CHAIRPERSON
It is addressed to whom it may concern.  It is my 
understanding that during the struggle the main aim and objective 
was to free Mr Mandela and lead our people out of bondage to 
ensure a brighter future for all.
	On the 30th of December 1993, the struggle was supposedly 
over as Mr Mandela was free.  For my family and I, it brought 
nothing but sorrow and pain.  Bitterness and hatred eats away the 
soul, but our soul was destroyed the day APLA brutally murdered 
my daughter.
	I have nothing but contempt for these (indistinct) who now 
are enjoying the new South Africa, while others weep and mourn 
their loved ones.  These demons are now being integrated into our 
already corrupt Police Force.  What was wrong with Mr Mandela to 
allow these monsters to take over?
	Surely they will kill their colleagues who are now forced to 
work with them, these power hungry, evil (indistinct), sworn by 
Satan himself, seek only to overthrow the Government as they claim. 
 They are the Government in waiting.
	I hope the Commission keeps this in mind when granting 
amnesty to these wicket lost souls.  APLA's main goal in life is to 
seize power for themselves, they have shown the world that they 
have no regrets for their crimes and evil deeds.
	They will kill again, that I can assure you.  The word APLA 
spells fear in the people's hearts and the leaders embrace this 
knowledge, that is why they say and do as they deem fit.  As for 
amnesty, whether I oppose it or not, they will definitely be freed to 
continue their devious work by repossession or whatever they can 
lay their filthy paws on, even if it does not belong to them.
	APLA have taken from us one of the most precious gifts the 
Lord can ever give us, my daughter was everything a mother, a 
father and brothers and sisters could ever want.  And the void her 
death has left us all, an and will never be filled again.
	I will never in all the time left to me, forgive anyone that had 
a hand in her death.  I ask God every day to understand and forgive 
me for feeling all this hatred and contempt that I have for her 
murderers.  My daughter was the type of person that would have 
wanted me to forgive these killers, as she believed in our Creator.
	I would just like to thank the Commission for taking the time 
to read my letter and I will also like to ask the Commission if they 
could read this letter to the amnesty applicants because I would like 
them to know exactly how we feel.  Thanking you in anticipation, 
Mrs M.E. Palm.