MS VAN DER WALT
If the Honourable Committee is to accept Mr Visser's version that the person was a double agent and that the situation was of such a nature that he
couldn't do anything but that, then it would make no difference.  However what does scare me is that the Committee may, I do not say this is the case, but there is no evidence, but I just don't want - the suggestion was made that due to the assault, something had happened and I would like really to rule that out totally, especially if one looks at Mr Gold's evidence and what he has expressed towards you, as to how he felt, I would like to say to you that if the person in any way was assaulted so badly, I do not say there is no such evidence, that they had to get rid of him, then Mr Gold would have been the first person to tell the Committee about it.  If you rule out that, then it would make no difference to the application of my client.