MR REDPAS
We wish to confirm, however, this is on behalf of Madoda Kula, that he was questioned by the police in respect of the incident to which the witnesses have testified, but he was released and he was not charged for that incident which, in itself, I present to the Committee, corroborates their evidence that they were unable to identify the perpetrators as eye-witnesses.  Such information which came to hand later was hearsay, second or third-hand at best and it is upon that basis too that the submission is made on behalf of Madoda Kula that he cannot be implicated at this stage on evidence before the Committee in that incident.
 An additional aspect which we wish to highlight and to confirm, because it has been testified to by the two witnesses preceding us, is that Mr Madoda Kula was on the identity parade about which there has been evidence before this Committee and he was not identified.  At this stage that is all Mr Chairperson.