MR DEHAL
Will you please go to page 10, paragraph 12 and read that into the record, slowly please.
MR LECORDIER
"As is common knowledge I was arrested by the Security Police.  I was repeatedly assaulted, humiliated, intimidated, threatened and abused by the Security Police in diverse ways.  Under the threats, amongst other things, that they would take my family away from me, cause harm to my family, in particular to my son, to his mother and to my mother and father.  And pursuant to various acts of assault on my person, I was induced into becoming an State witness.
		The Security Police insisted that hand-write a statement.  Which I did over several days.  When they were dissatisfied with the first attempt, they made me rewrite it, insisting that I include in it various suggestions and versions they had proffered to me.
		I subsequently, over the many days that passed, made various statements, one after the other and as they rejected each one, I was required to rewrite same.  The final statement was a very detailed statement that went over many, many pages.  I was frustrated and tired through this exercise.
		During the course of the trial, the various State prosecutors from the Attorney-General's office, including the Security Police, insisted that I comply with my statement and keep to it.  And if I dared to deviate from it when I entered the courtroom, they would deal with me when I came out of the courtroom, for I had to return to them as I was in their custody.
		During the course of the trial I was very afraid of both my standing against my comrades and of standing with the police and indeed my fear of standing against the police as well, and indeed against the prosecutors.
		When I entered the courtroom I was very nervous.  I tried to help Robert, but could not do this as shortly after that attempt of mine and during the adjournment that followed, the Security Police and the prosecutors threatened me and held a noose in front of me, which they had on various previous occasions as well, and said that I was close to my death if I dared attempt to save or help Robert in any way.
		I recall that when on the various subsequent adjournments I was placed in a room.  The Security Police and the prosecutors would bring my police statement to me and insist that I go through it thoroughly and keep to it.  I was being brainstormed."
...(intervention)