CHAIRPERSON
Well that seems to be the end of the evidence.  The issue of making a decision falls into our lap.  It is customary for us to be favoured with argument by representatives before we do so.  It seems appropriate in this matter to allow the legal representatives, because it has been a longish hearing, until next Wednesday - what will be the date?  23rd of this month, September, to submit any heads of argument if they wish to do so to our head office in Cape Town.  In dealing with the issues the panel is particularly interested in the following and we ask all parties who choose to submit heads to deal with it
	  To whatever extent the question of racism is relevant, whether the policy of the AWB was objectively racist or subjectively racist and how we should approach the matter.   To whatever extent the question of racism is relevant - whether the policy of the AWB was objectively racist or subjectively racist and how should we approach the matter.
	Secondly whether whatever was committed was committed by a splinter group or whether it was committed by the AWB through it's various military organs.  
	In each of the two issues, we would like the matter to be dealt with applicant by applicant.  If in the event of us finding that it was a racist activity, how would that fact impact of the applications in itself?  
	Next - whether generally the applications complied with the act.  We wish you also to deal with the matter of credibility of each applicant and witness for the purpose of this application I don't think we include victims.  We don't need the victims evidence to be dealt with.
	And lastly, we wish you to deal - no not lastly - the aspect of proportionality, that is a factor that is included in the Act and lastly, to what extent the rank of each of the applicants is relevant.  That's all.
	Before I close this hearing, I wish to express our gratitude to all those who arranged for this hearing and all that goes with arranging the hearing, for the work of the security officials and also the interpreters.  I know the last two days they've input and stretched, I thank them for their work.  I thank also all the representatives for the patience and the way they conducted the hearing and in particular I wish to thank those victims or suffered or sustained injuries or suffered the loss of family members.  It must be an extremely difficult time to have to experience those events all over again and I am not in a position from where I sit to comfort you, neither am I in a position to say to you forgive and forget but within the context of this whole process and I think I speak on behalf of the Commission, one can only hope that the hurt and the emotional distress that you as victims experience will diminish with time and that one can only hope also that you come to terms with life in South Africa despite those grave losses.  Having said that I close the hearing.
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