Issued by: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
November 20, 1996
STATEMENT BY THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
The Amnesty Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has postponed the amnesty hearing involving Dirk Coetzee, Almond Nofomela and David Tshikalange, which was due to resume next week, to a date to be arranged.
The Committee had hoped to continue the hearing, which began in Durban on November 5, next Monday, November 25.
However, Commission staff have not traced all those who have an interest in the application to notify them of next week's hearing. In terms of Section 19 (4) of the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, the Committee has to notify, inter alia, victims and those who have an interest in amnesty hearings when and where they are being held.
As a result, the hearing will be postponed further and a new date arranged as soon as practically possible. The postponement will also enable arrangements to be made, if necessary, for legal representation for applicant Almond Nofomela. His counsel withdrew after the last hearing.
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