GRAHAM SIMPSON
Yes, this was also drawn from a letter written by Mr Ward of Langeberg Foods where in response to repeated pleas from Mr Mkanya who was the chief shop steward in the area, referring to, certainly in the interview that I had with him, five alleged attempts on his life.  There was it seems some recognition by management of the dangers of the situation and they wrote a letter supporting his application for a firearm license from which I've quoted saying
"To the best of our knowledge there should be no reason prohibiting Mr Mkanya from buying a firearm for self-protection."
The importance of that line for me in the Court record, in the Court proceedings, was precisely that I was trying to demonstrate that in the environment at the time there was a very strong sense, the people were under attack, unprotected and were very threatened and the resort to seeking arms for that purpose was both through illegal and through legal means.