TESTIMONY_GIVER:
  I was in the Bethulie district in Platkop when I saw a police van.  In the van was Sergeant John Simano, Constable Bagabu.  Sergeant John Simano came out of the van, then accused me of having an illegal gun which I was given by Faso.  I replied to him that I am not in the possession of a gun.  Then I said to him that he must come in the house and search as to whether there is a gun inside.  They tortured me firstly by pointing guns at me.  They locked me up in the van, then they went into the house, where I was staying together with my brother.  They just went there for a half minute, then thereafter they came out.  Whilst on the road when we were at the tarred road, at Gerrit Dam they stopped.  They said to me I should put off my clothes, but I was left with an underwear.  Then they put me again in the van and they were driving fast.  Then we arrived next to the dam.  When we arrived at that dam we returned again to town.  On our way to town there is a road.  We turned off at the road next to the shooting range.  When we arrived there I found Sergeant Steerman, Sergeant Phillips.  They were at the shooting range.  They made me to take off my clothes and made me to sit down.  They then cuffed me on the table.  On my buttocks I was wet.  They then handcuffed me on the table and they put a hessian cloth on my head.  There are things which they were tying on your fingers, left and right hand.  They were speaking Afrikaans.  Then he said one of them should put it on.  Then I shouted.  From there they would take off the cloth on the head, thereafter I would tell them that I don't have a gun, and I don't know what kind of a thing is a gun.  From there they hit me with batons.  They would electrocute me up to afternoon.  After that they put me again in the van and I was taken to the police station, then from there they took me home.  At home we found my mother and my sister.  My mother said to me what was happening.  I told them that they suspect me to have a gun.  My mother said, "Here is the house.  Go in and search."  Sergeant Steerman hit my mother with an open hand, then they threw a tear gas inside the house.  Inside the house they didn't find a gun.  They took my mother and myself and locked me in the cells from Sunday up to Monday, then on Monday my mother was released.  I was released later.  Then I went home.  When I arrived home my cousin took me to the doctor, to Dr Bates.  Dr Bates examined me.  He just looked at me, then from there he wrote a letter, then from there he said I should go to the police station to open a case.  When I arrived to open a case - forgive me for a while.  On a Monday I asked the station commander to meet with him when they were coming to take complaints from those detained.  Then they sent a station commander.  It was Warrant-Officer Veldman.  When I arrived in his office I found Sergeant Simano in that office.  When I explained everything - when I arrived in that office he said to me, "Where is the gun?"   Then the station commander said Simano must hit me with an open hand.  Then I said to him, "Do you still say to Simano to slap me?"   Then he said, "You must give us the gun.  If you don't produce that gun I will tell them to continue with the torture."  Then I left that office.  Then they locked me again in the cell.  On Tuesday when I went to the doctor he gave me a letter - I still have a copy of that letter with me - so that I should open a case with that letter.  I went to the police station.  When I arrived at the charge office to open a case I don't remember the police who were there, but they were white policemen.  When I told them what was the cause of opening the case they laughed at me.  Adjutant Veldman talked with them outside.  After some time they were writing something, which I don't know what they writing, right, and then they denied that I should look at that statement.  Then they said they will come to me, but up to this day they haven't come yet.