STATEMENT BY THE TRUTH AND RECINCILIATION COMMISSION

February 17, 1999

Lawyers representing the late Maruis Schoon in the London Bombing Amnesty Hearing will be calling about 5 witnesses next week.

The hearing is set for 2 weeks starting February 22 - March 5, 1999 at the Idasa Centre in Pretoria.

The matter was partly heard by the Amnesty Committee towards the end of last year.

Craig Williamson, John McPherson, Johannes Coetzee, Roger Raven, Wybrand Du Toit, John Adam and Eugene De Kock are applying for amnesty in the London Bombing incident.

Also applying for amnesty for the murder of Janet and Katryn Schoon are Williamson, Raven, Dirk Coetzee, Izak Bosch and Willem Schoon. Williamson, Raven and McPherson are also applying for amnesty for killing Ruth First and attempted murder on Joe Slovo in Mozambique in the 1980's.

Inquiries : Phila Ngqumba - 082 458 8463