HASSAN MALL
Mr Mpshe, do you wish to address the Committee?
MR MPSHE ADDRESSES COMMITTEE ON MERITS OF APPLICATION
	As it pleases the Chairman, Mr Chair.  
	First for record purposes, Mr Chairman, I want to state this pertaining to the record of the proceedings in the criminal trial; that attempts were made by myself with the assistance of the Johannesburg Regional Office to obtain a copy thereof, as well as assistance of other people, from Mafikeng, but this did not materialise.  I just wanted this to be on record.
	Mr Chairman, I do not intend to belabour this Committee with all the provisions of Section 20.  Particularly, section 20(1) and section 20(2), unless if the Committee would like to hear me on any part or portion of the sections I have just mentioned.  However, I would address the Committee with particular reference to section 20(3) thereof.  Because in my mind I feel the criteria laid down herein are of utmost importance when considering the submissions made for the applications.
	I will move straight, Mr Chairman, to subsection (b) thereof, which reads that:
"The offence was committed in the course of or as part of a political uprising, disturbance or event or in reaction thereto."
My colleague has indeed attempted to paint a picture of a political uprising nationally.  But I am of the opinion that PHOKENG HEARING	AMNESTY/GAUTENG
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in as far as Phokeng, in particular, is concerned, no evidence has been tendered that there was a political uprising in Phokeng.  Because it is important that this be
established as the action committee was operating within the Phokeng area.