MR LYSTER
Mrs Phole, thank you very much for comingin today. What's tragic about your case is that you are sitting here in frontof us having been injured, lost an eye, for taking part in a protest that wouldhave been perfectly legal today. And only six years ago it was regarded as soillegal, the State was so threatened by such an action, that they set armedsoldiers against people making a legitimate protest. It seems that you wereprobably only 15 or 16 at the time of this incident, and it's a tragic thingthat the Government should have seen fit to unleash armed soldiers against childrenlike that.
You will have heard me say earlier on that the Commission doesnot have the power to award compensation to people like yourselves, but certainlyit will be part of our recommendations to the State President to ensure thatpeople like yourself are properly taken care of, the injuries are properly takencare of. So thank you again for coming to us today and sharing yourstory with us, and we wish you strength. Thank you very much.