2 October 2006
Reverend Frank Chikane said at his church in Soweto on Sunday, 1 October
2006, that he now has information about his poisoning starting from its
authorisation from the highest levels of the apartheid government through the
military and police command lines up to the operational unit which sprayed his
clothes with a chemical meant to induce a heart attack, with the intention of
killing him.
The affected officers of the apartheid security police are said to have made
submissions to the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) on details relating to
the attempt to kill Rev Chikane in terms of the prescribed guidelines to deal
with post-Truth and Reconciliation Commission matters.
Since Mr Adriaan Vlok made a confession (in Rev Chikane's Office at the
Union Buildings and at his Naledi AFM Church where he is a Pastor) and asked
for forgiveness, "the information I was looking for relating to my near fatal
poisoning has been brought to my attention", explained Rev Chikane.
"I now know the chain of command to eliminate me. I know the people who were
involved and how they did it. I am also told that the people involved,
including those who are part of the command structure, are ready to meet me and
ask for forgiveness for attempting to kill me. Once the NPA has given the green
light for them to talk to me, we will do so immediately," said Rev Chikane in
the address to his congregation.
Reverend Chikane told the congregation that he thanked God for saving his
life and that he believed God spared him for a purpose. He expressed a hope
that the NPA will facilitate a process that will enable perpetrators to come
forward to give us more information or lead us to other persons who may have
more information about other comrades who were on the 'official death list,'
discussed by the Joint High Command of the Military and Police for the purposes
of eliminating them.
He concluded by expressing the hope that more and more people who have
information about some of the cases of gross violation of human rights will
come forward to help South Africa close this chapter of the pain of the
past.
Enquiries:
David Hlabane
Cell: 082 561 9428
Issued by: The Presidency
2 October 2006
