BERNARD MAKGABO NGOEPE
Before you do that, I feel that it behoves us to explain to ignorant people, like the applicant, in as clear a manner and frankly and accommodative manner as possible to make him understand what the process is all about.  I am addressing myself, Mr Molefe, in particular to you.  Mr Molefe, I am addressing myself in particular to you, because many people come here without understanding what is happening and when we make certain rulings they feel as though they are being denied the opportunity to tell about their sufferings in the past when, in fact, it is not the case.  We are not here to suppress anything.  It is just that it is a procedure with which we have got to follow.
	In your case it should have been explained to you from the beginning that this hearing is the amnesty hearing, is not the right platform for you.  The right platform for you was not the Amnesty Committee but the Committee on the Violation of Human Rights.  That is where you should have been advised from the beginning that you should go there and give evidence there.  There are different committees within the Commission.  The Commission consist of a number of committees.  Now for you, the evidence that you are giving now does not belong here, it belongs to the committee which listens to people who want to tell us, to tell the country, to tell the nation about their mistreatment by others in the past.  This is simple a wrong place, they sent you to a wrong place and you must please understand that.