SABC radio news said De Kock had told the Port Elizabeth High Court that he thought the fact that Nieuwoudt had detonated the Motherwell bomb himself showed malicious intent.
De Kock was testifying at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission amnesty hearing of Nieuwoudt and two other former security policemen who are seeking amnesty for the Motherwell murders in 1989, in which three policemen and an askari were killed.
Nieuwoudt's psychiatrist testified that Nieuwoudt was under enormous stress and haunted by the Motherwell bombing and other murders. He was treating him for post-traumatic stress.
He said the evidence Nieuwoudt gave in April would have been questionable, as he had stopped taking his medication at the time.
Nieuwoudt's legal counsel wants the committee to take into account his medical condition when evaluating the evidence.
De Kock also apologised for the role he played during the apartheid era. "On behalf of myself and all the people under me who became involved, to all the families that are here today, my heartfelt apology." – Sapa.
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