Issued by: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
29 September 1997
STATEMENT BY THE WESTERN CAPE OFFICE OF THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
A former member of the South African Youth Congress (Sayco), Mr Geoffrey Brown, has been subpoenaed by the Western Cape Investigative Unit to an in camera hearing on Monday, October 6.
He will be required to answer questions and/or give evidence with regard to the 1989 explosion in which MK members, Ms Coline Williams and Mr Robert Waterwich, died in Athlone. The inquiry is part of ongoing investigation into the incident. Family members of Ms Williams made human rights violation statements to the TRC last year, asking for the circumstances around their death to be investigated.
Mr Brown is entitled to legal representation. If he is not financially capable of getting his own lawyer, the TRC may appoint a legal representative to assist him.
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