I circulated this document sometime in 2005/6. Its contents surprised me. My was why was it not followed up. Some of the people mentioned in it are still alive.
On 7/8/10, sipho shandu <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings Comrades, > > I was that probably some of you might be interested in the article below > and most probably we can discuss around it. > I chose not to attach it as sometimes attachments create havoc when they > refuse to open. > > Thank you. > > Regards, > > General Shonalanga > 0729341551 > > (Fwd) hani murder > > ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > > ELECTRONIC MAIL & GUARDIAN > > January 31, 1997 > > New evidence in Hani death plot > > > Documents given to the Mail & Guardian point to a conspiracy beyond > the right wing. Stefaans Brümmer and Hazel Friedman report > > SECRET Military Intelligence reports warning of Chris Hani's > impending assassination have raised the startling possibility of a > wider plot to kill the popular South African Communist Party leader > before the 1994 elections. > > The Mail & Guardian is in possession of two documents, at least one > which appears certain to have been delivered to the old South > African Defence Force's Department of Military Intelligence (MI) > before the assassination. Julie Wilken, long-time girlfriend of MI > > agent Eugene Riley, says in a sworn statement that she typed the > documents, which Riley had composed for his MI handlers. She has > passed a lie-detector test on the contents of her affidavit. Riley > died of a single gunshot wound to his head on January 31 1994. His > > death remains a mystery. > > The documents raise the question why MI, pre-warned, had done > nothing to prevent Hani's death. More surprisingly, they claim an > unidentified group of African National Congress operatives had a > > hand in Hani's death. > > To many, the book was closed on one of South Africa's most > emotional chapters when Conservative Party politician Clive > Derby-Lewis and Polish immigrant Janusz Waluz were sentenced to > > death for the April 10 1993 murder. > > But both have now applied for amnesty from the Truth and > Reconciliation Commission -- the start, perhaps, of a new chapter > that will look more closely at forces other than the small group of > > rightwingers that wanted Hani dead. > > Key to the mystery is an apparent ANC-MI double agent codenamed > "Ramon" -- described in the documents as the source of the > information on the impending assassination. Wilken names "Ramon" as > > Mohammed Amin Laher, whom M&G knows independently to have > co-operated with Riley. > > Laher this week threatened to take M&G to court should it name him > as Ramon, adding that "the only two people who can [identify him as > > Ramon] are dead". > > Wilken says in her affidavit: "I found out Laher was a member of > the ANC's Department of Intelligence and Security (DIS) when I > typed a number of reports over a period of several months -- > > reports which Riley made to his handler at MI after debriefing > Laher ... The reports contained sensitive information on ANC > matters." > > About two weeks before Hani's assassination, Laher started giving > > Riley information on an assassination attempt that would be > launched against an unnamed "prominent political figure". In > follow-up meetings, Laher gave more detailed information, including > that Hani would be the target. Wilken states she was present at > > some of the earlier meetings. > > Her affidavit says she recognises the two documents in M&G's > possession, one dated April 8 or 9 1993 and the other April 10, the > day of the assassination, as true copies of the documents she > > typed. The first document wavers between whether it would be an > actual assassination or an attempt to "frighten" Hani. The later > document confirms the intent to kill -- and even talks of a "Polish > > member of the 'strike unit'". > > Wilken says to the best of her knowledge Riley had, before the > assassination, handed at least the first report to his handlers at > MI. > > A number of weeks after Riley's own death, Laher told her the plot > > to kill Hani had come from a small group within the DIS which had > found out that the rightwingers were planning the assassination > already. Laher told her the DIS members' role had been to > "facilitate" the right-wing attempt and mentioned "something about" > > Hani's bodyguards (who were absent at the time of the > assassination). "Laher also threatened me not to say anything about > the ANC involvement in Hani's death or his own role." > > The M&G was unable this week to confirm Laher's exact position with > > the DIS. But one senior intelligence source said: "This may be > related to a policy that we will never confirm or deny the identity > of a source." > > AMONG a number of explanations for the contents of the reports is > > that it was a conscious disinformation attempt against the ANC by > "Ramon". But the question remains how he could have had > foreknowledge of the assassination, which still indicates at least > acquiescence on the part of the agency -- ANC or the government -- > > where he gleaned his information. > > But, like Wilken, who believes Laher had been with the DIS because > of the regularity with which he provided ANC information to Riley, > there are some in the ANC who believe ANC members had something to > > do with Hani's assassination. > > Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was reported in the London Sunday Times, > a week after the assassination, to have told confidants she > believed moderate ANC leaders had "conspired" with the National > > Party government to eliminate Hani. The report said: "According to > her, details of Hani's movements, including critical information > about when his bodyguards would be absent, were passed to > government security agents, who in turn made this known to Waluz." > > Madikizela-Mandela is believed still to hold the same view, but > would not comment this week. > > Indications in support of this thesis include: > > Both MI documents state that the planned assassination would be > > moved from April 11 to April 10 "since no access could be obtained > to Hani on 1993/04/11". Strong evidence emerged during the > investigation and trial that Waluz had acted earlier than > originally planned. > > A previously unpublished fact is that Hani had secretly spent the > final hours of his last night at a Johannesburg hotel. He might > have had reason to send his bodyguards home because of the > clandestine nature of the hotel visit. Few people would have had > > that intimate a knowledge of Hani's movements to feed to Waluz. > > Journalist Arthur Kemp, originally arrested for having provided > address details for the "hit list", had connections with the > apartheid security establishment. A former security police > > sergeant, he claimed at the time of his arrest to have been an > informer for the National Intelligence Service. While there is no > evidence to suggest he had in fact played such a role, this gives > an indication how the Derby-Lewis-Waluz group could have been > > infiltrated and manipulated by an outside agency. Kemp was a state > witness during the trial. > > Wilken says Riley told her some time after Waluz' arrest that Waluz > would secretly be freed from jail after sentencing, and that a > > large award would await him. In June 1995, the Sowetan published an > article quoting "highly placed intelligence sources" as saying > there were negotiations secretly to deport Waluz to Poland and > Derby-Lewis to Australia. While it was denied by the government at > > the time, the Sowetan journalist this week maintained: "I am sure > the negotiations took place." > > The first MI document says "Ramon" claims Hani's "own agenda has > become a big headache for the MK [Umkhonto weSizwe]/DIS hierarchy". > > This may well be true. Hani, never one to be dictated to, first > came into conflict with his ANC seniors as far back as the ANC's > 1969 Morogoro conference, when he was suspended for his militant > approach. > > > And in 1991, when the ANC had its first National Executive > Committee leadership elections in South Africa, Hani's immense > popularity led him to challenge Thabo Mbeki for the party's deputy > presidency. Many in the ANC hierarchy disapproved as the ANC at the > > time wanted to project a more moderate image. After intense > behind-the-scenes jockeying, both Hani and Mbeki agreed to stand > down in favour of Walter Sisulu as compromise candidate. > > A few months before his death, Hani said in a foreign newspaper > > interview that he was thinking of starting an outside > communist/labour organisation to act as a check on the ANC in the > government. No doubt this made him more enemies because of the > serious threat posed to the ANC power base. For that, he had only > > his popularity to thank. > > Mpumalanga Premier Matthews Phosa, who headed the ANCs own > investigation into the assassination, this week commented: "It is > very clear that those who aided and abetted Janusz et al are now > > doing everything in their power to further cover their tracks. We, > however, remain convinced that the truth will ultimately out. The > ANC has kept its file open on this matter until such time as > Janusz's principals are fully disclosed and brought to book." > > > Riley warned me of 'hit list' > > Hazel Friedman > > EUGENE RILEY told me that Chris Hani would be assassinated a few > days before the death of this charismatic South African Communist > Party leader . > > "You mark my words", he said. "There is a hit-list of top African > National Congress officials who are seen as a threat to both sides. > There will be chaos in this country." > > At the time I did not take his warning seriously. It was only after > > Hani fell and Riley introduced me to Amin Laher, that the full > impact sank in. > > A chubby, dapper man of dubious repute, Laher was described by > Riley as one of his most "reliable" sources. This much was > > confirmed to me by Laher himself, soon after our first meeting. > > Laher, Riley confided, was not merely a respected "MK" soldier and > "intelligence source" who had earned the grudging respect of the > > Civil Co-operation Bureau. He had also supplied Riley with > invaluable information on the Hani assassination. Now Laher wanted > to reveal the details to me, a freelance journalist at the time. > > Soon Laher offered to give me documents that would confirm that the > > assassination had been planned by factions hostile to Hani within > the ANC. But he insisted that I not investigate their veracity. I > declined. > > > New evidence in Hani assassination > FRIDAY, 3.30PM: SECRET Military Intelligence reports in the > > possession of the Mail & Guardian show that MI operatives and > certain members of the African National Congress's security > department were forewarned of the 1993 assassination of popular ANC > and SA Communist Party leader Chris Hani, but did nothing, > > suggesting the possibility of a wider conspiracy to kill Hani. > The documents in the M&G's possession were dictated MI reports > typed by Julie Wilken, the long-time girlfirend of MI agent Eugene > Riley. Riley died on January 31 1994, in an execution-style killing > > which still remians a mystery. Key to the mystery is an informer > codenamed "Ramon", who gave Riley the information on the impending > Hani assassination. According to Wilken, Ramon is Mohammed Amin > Laher, who was a member of the ANC's department of intelligence and > > security. Laher is known to have been associated with Riley. > Wilken is adamant the reports she typed for Riley were handed to > his MI handler, suggesting that both MI and ANC intelligence were > aware of the plot to kill Hani, but did nothing. > > > > --- from list aut-op...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- > > > -- > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to > this message. > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery > options, pages, files and membership. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected]. > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to > put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to > this address (repeat): [email protected] . > -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. 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