De Kock says he was willing to testify on apartheid-era crimes

Eugene de Kock told the Khampepe Commission that he was willing to provide evidence about apartheid-era crimes and the chain of command behind them, but was not called as a witness. He also said the National Prosecuting Authority had not asked him for information about the Cradock Four and Sweet Sambu cases. De Kock, a former commander at the Vlakplaas security police unit, testified at the inquiry into the handling of unresolved Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases. Under questioning, he said he was able and willing to give evidence about the murders of the Cradock Four and Sweet Sambu, and had never been approached or asked to make statements about those cases. He said he had previously testified in the case arising from the 1989 Motherwell bombing, in which three police officers and an informer were killed. De Kock argued that his evidence about where instructions originated could have exposed a chain of command reaching beyond those who carried out attacks. His assertions about prosecution decisions and the involvement of senior officials remain allegations made in testimony. De Kock also described an alleged conversation with former police commissioner Johan van der...