the rollback of south africa's biological warfare program
the rollback of south africa's biological warfare program
the rollback of south africa's biological warfare program
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
State in its successful prosecution <strong>of</strong> De Kock in his capacity as head <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
CCB unit <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> South African police.<br />
208 The judge also threw out two murder charges that occurred in Swaziland<br />
and a plot by an SADF hit squad to contaminate <strong>the</strong> water <strong>of</strong> a SWAPO transit<br />
camp with cholera shortly before <strong>the</strong> Namibian elections. The judge upheld <strong>the</strong><br />
state’s right to prosecute Basson for <strong>the</strong> death <strong>of</strong> a Swapo member who was<br />
fed poisoned “jungle juice” in Owamboland because this victim was flown to a<br />
military hospital in South Africa for treatment and thus, died within <strong>the</strong> court’s<br />
jurisdiction (Week Two, CCR Trial summary).<br />
209 Interview with Dr. Torie Pretorius, Prosecutor, 12 July 2000.<br />
210 Marlene Burger, <strong>the</strong> investigative reporter who is taking notes during <strong>the</strong><br />
trial for <strong>the</strong> Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), observed in a phone<br />
interview that this was a highly unusual. In most complex cases involving<br />
intricate corporate maneuvers judges bring in expert assessors to help <strong>the</strong>m<br />
interpret <strong>the</strong> evidence. (Interview, July 2000).<br />
211 Quotes taken from <strong>the</strong> CCR Trial Summary for week twelve.<br />
212 Interviews with South African authorities, July 2000<br />
213 Interviews with U.S. authorities, July 2000.<br />
214 Frontline transcripts from Plague Wars: A report on <strong>biological</strong> weapons<br />
threats and how <strong>the</strong> Soviet Union secretly amassed an arsenal <strong>of</strong> bio-weapons,<br />
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/plague/sa/ .<br />
114