MR VAN DEN BERG
Mr Chairman the first that I knew of these particular applications was when I made contact with Mr Landman early on Monday morning.  I subsequently have ascertained that Mr Landman made contact with two other attorneys in our office during the course of Sunday afternoon and I had indicated to Mr Prior on Monday that I was not available and that my clients had not been advised of these particular hearings.
	I came here yesterday morning with the stated intention of simply advising the Committee that I had been unable to contact my clients and that I was not in a position to represent their interests.  It transpired that Mr Dumakude, the present applicant before this Committee, was in fact here.  He had heard about the applications, he had seen it on the television news and had decided that he ought to be here for purposes of giving evidence.  I consulted with him on this matter for the first time yesterday morning and I had insight into one of the bundles which I think contains photocopies of the photographs and the statements of the Amnesty Applications of the other two applicants.  I did not have insight into the other bundles and I must say that I was not aware that there were additional bundles.  I had asked Mr Prior this morning if there was any evidence relating to where people were at the time that the device was detonated, were the injuries inside our or outside etc, etc.  I have now been given these two volumes and there are, as you rightly point out, material contradictions on which I do not have instructions.  I am now in the invidious position where I have led an applicant and we do not have full instructions, he's not been afforded an opportunity to instruct me properly in respect of these contradictions.