Operational Responses

The harbour at the port, including all port entries, is managed by members attached to the Operational Responses (ORS) division of the South African Police Services, and the witness does not know the names of the ORS members stationed there permanently for policing purposes.

“the harbour is managed by members attached to the ORS. ORS is Operational Responses, a division within the South African Police Services. So the harbour is, all the port of entries are managed by the ORS ... there are members that are stationed there on a permanent basis, policing the harbour”

In the witness's initial report, the names of DPCI members were listed but the ORS members involved in the seizure were not identified as the witness did not know them at the time.

“in your statement, you list the DPCI members. You then say they went with ORS members, but you do not list the ORS members. So it becomes interesting who of the ORS members took part in the seizure”

At the time of writing his statement and report, the witness did not know and still does not know the names of the ORS members involved in the operation.

“when I write my statement, I did not know. Even now, I do not think I am aware of the names of those ORS members, Commissioners”

During the testimony referencing Sergeant Kubendren Govender's statement CJC 261, it was established that the so-called ORS members relied upon were actually not part of the operation.

“we established that the so-called ORS members here relied upon were actually not part of the operation”

Sergeant Govender's statement clarifies that he was called by Colonel Jacob after the container was already opened, and the seal was broken, for the purpose of requesting assistance to transport the drugs, implying the ORS members were not present at the seal breaking.

“Sergeant Govender states that he was called by Colonel Jacob after the container was opened, and it was for purposes of requesting assistance to transport the drugs”

In the report to General Mosikili, MAJ-GENSENONA claimed the seal breaking happened in the presence of DPCI and ORS members, but this is factually incorrect according to the statements provided, including by Colonel Jacob and Sergeant Govender.

“the claim you made in your report to General Mosikili that at the operation when the seal was broken, that happened in the presence of DPCI members and ORS members. And I say that is factually incorrect”

ADV SELLO SC maintains that MAJ-GENSENONA misled General Mosikili regarding the presence of ORS members at the operation, despite possible being misled himself due to inaccurate reports.

“I maintain that you misled her because that is factually inaccurate, what you have set out in the report about presence of ORS members... I suggest to you that to the extent that you misled General Mosikili, would be due to the fact that you, in turn, were misled because the report was prepared for you”