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- 1990, 1994 (Creation)
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Testimony, 173 pages
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Member of the South African Police and later the Security Police, he was one of the founders of the covert unit based at Vlakplaas.
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Hitsquads. Testimony of a South African Security Policeman: the full story, by Dirk Coetzee
The testimony was written by Dirk Coetzee in exile, at the ANC Headquarters in Lusaka and in London, with the help of his brother Ben Coetzee. The main body was completed in 1990, and was spell checked and reprinted by Ben Coetzee in 1994.
Dirk Coetzee's testimony would also form part of the submissions to the Harms Commission of Inquiry, which he gave in London.
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Published here for research only. The copyright remains with the author in accordance with South African Copyright law.
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Alternate title: Coetzee, Dirk