ROBERT NORMAN STANFORD
Well, i believe one must be very objective in this regard. There were so many wrongs committed that I can understand that perhaps untrained, overzealous persons, seeking revenge might try and do something of that kind.  And it is very difficult to bear, well at the time and
EAST LONDON  HEARING TRC/EASTERN CAPE
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afterwards when I had trouble with my legal practice, in my mental condition I was very resentful, but after giving the matter a lot of thought, one comes to the conclusion which I think is the right conclusion, that maybe the people who did it were misguided, maybe they did it for reasons which they thought were justifiable at the time, maybe they didn't realise the harm that they could cause. I'm quite sure they were young people, I'm quite sure also that they had no concept of the results that could occur and did occur, and obviously at the time there must have been malice on their part.  Maybe they regret it now and as I sincerely regret what happened from the other side, I have always been a liberalised figure all my life.