/ 8 April 1999

‘I KILLED RIBEIROS’

THE former commander of the South African Defence Force’s Special Forces Unit, Charl Naude, told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Wednesday that he takes ”full responsibility” for the 1986 murders of Dr fabian Ribeiro and his wife Florence. Naude said he does not know who ordered the couple’s execution, but said he takes full responsibility for the killings. He said they were killed because they transported activists to Swaziland for military training, allowed military training to take place in their house, and gave financial assistance to activists in Mamelodi township near Pretoria. The amnesty application continues.