NORMAN ARENDSE
We then divided ourselves into pairs.  I was with Jantjie, Mabala and Madasi were together and Maxebo and Sibeko were paired.
	From here we had decided to go to various places only known to ourselves.  We had also decided that we should all leave Cape Town by no later than the 3rd of January 1994.
	I was arrested on the 14th of July 1994 in Motherwell in Port Elizabeth.  I was at home at the time.  I was taken first to Bloemfontein, and then to Cape Town to stand trial.  I pleaded not guilty and I never gave any evidence in my defence.
	The evidence given by the State witnesses, was largely correct.  The only aspects however, which stand out is the allegation that two black men had entered the Tavern, and had opened the fire and that these black men were wearing balaclavas.  This is not correct.
	Neither Jantjie nor I entered the Tavern and neither of us were wearing any balaclavas.  We had worn no disguises.  I am currently serving a long sentence at the Grootvlei Prison in Bloemfontein.  I did not carry out the operation or any of APLA's operations for that matter, for personal gain or for personal benefit.
	I faithfully and diligently carried out the instructions which I was given by those in the APLA command.  As far as I was concerned, the attacks was to get the land back from the whites who had taken it away from the African people through violent means.
	For us and for me in APLA, the only way to get our land back, and to liberate the black masses was through the use of force.  Although I had heard in court that only one white person had been killed, this did not particularly mean anything to me, because I had been told by Nonxuba that it was a target frequented by the Security Forces.
	The Security Forces as far as I know, was made up largely of white people, although it also comprised some black people.
	I am aware that the PAC had been involved in negotiations at the time, but I am also aware that it had resolved at its December 1993 congress to intensify the armed struggle through APLA.
	I therefore did not see any contradiction in the PAC as a political party, negotiating on the one hand and APLA carrying out the armed struggle on the other.
	As I indicated in my application, I do sincerely regret the loss of life occasioned by the attack and I wish to convey my deepest and sincerest apologies to the families of those who were killed and injured in the attack.
	I wish to ask them for their forgiveness.  I respectfully submit that my application complies with the requirements of the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act and I furthermore respectfully submit that I have as a member of APLA who had carried out an instruction, given to me by the APLA High Command, made a full and proper disclosure to this Committee and I ask for amnesty to be granted to me.   That is the end of the written statement.