Issued by: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
STATEMENT BY THE AMNESTY COMMITTEE OF THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
6 MAY 1997
The amnesty application of one of the people currently serving a prison sentence for the murder of American Fulbright scholar, Amy Biehl, will not be heard when the Amnesty Committee sits in Cape Town from 19 May.
Biehl was murdered in Guguletu in 1993. Her parents will visit South Africa from June, and the hearing of the application in respect of her murder will be heard on 8 and 9 July this year.
The Amnesty Committee will however hear applications from up to ten other people.
They are:
Mzingisi Patrick Ndlumbini, who is asking for amnesty in respect of the attempted murder of a policeman, Ndumpiwe Ntekiso, in 1991 near Guguletu. The matter is currently under prosecution in Athlone. Ndlumbini states in his application that he was a member of the ANC and MK.
Maxim Pkakamisa and TwoBoy Jack are asking for amnesty for the attempted murder of a number of policemen in Khayelitsha in 1993 during an alleged fight between Self-Defence Units and the Internal Stability Unit of the police and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. They claim to be ANC members.
Madoda Tisana, Crosby Ndinisa and Philemon Maxam, who have applied for amnesty in respect of the murder of Rholion-Ann Foster and John Geyser in April 1986 at a Paarl farm to obtain arms. The matter was brought before the TRC at a Human Rights Violations hearing in Paarl last year. The applicants say they were members of a UDF affiliate organisation at the time of the murders.
Ndithimi Thyido has applied in respect of an incident in Khaylitsha during 1993 where a policeman, Bongi Mpisane, was killed. He was then a member of the self-defence unit.
Four applicants have applied in respect of an attack on a Milnerton Cafe in 1993, but do not mention the names of their victims. The applicants are: Hilbrow Yeki, Christopher Katu, Mbulelo Kalipa and Sidney Hewu.
The hearings will take place at the Cape Town offices of the TRC at 106 Adderley Street and start at 10 am on Monday, May 19.
For more information call Christelle Terreblanche at 082-458-8461.