CHAIRPERSON
Can I respond to your request, Mr Sambo?   We are here to hear your application for amnesty for the murder of Mr Van der Spuy, the deceased, and attempted murder of Mr O'Farrell and of preventing them from carrying out their duties on the 29th of October 1992, and also of being found to be in unlawful possession of a firearm, one 9mm pistol and the ammunition in respect of that firearm.   We understand the harassment that you were subject to prior to the commission of the offences for which you are seeking amnesty.   You have attempted to explain that harassment to us by way of an affidavit.   We already have that information before us.   What is important for us, in order to decide whether you must be granted amnesty or not, is for you to explain the circumstances surrounding the offences for which you are seeking amnesty.   We are not trying to prevent you from taking this committee into your confidence by explaining the facts around which the offences were committed, we want to hear you on those facts, that is the evidence that we would like to hear.   We, however, are reluctant to allow you to elaborate on what happened about your military training, because it does not impinge on the offences for which amnesty is being sought.   I hope I have made myself well understood.   We are not being insensitive to your needs, it is because of our sensitivity that we would like to confine you to what is relevant for us to decide.   You may then proceed to give your evidence in relation to the offences for which you are seeking amnesty.  Anything that your advocate deems it relevant will obviously, as it is his job to do, bring that to your attention and will lead you in your evidence in chief in respect of that evidence.    Don't be intimidated by our intimation of not wanting to hear anything irrelevant.   It is just to make our jobs easier.   You are aware that this is a committee which has a very short lifespan and we are trying to make sure that we do not waste any time unduly.  We hope you will appreciate our difficulties.