contacts. They were underground existence is difficult escort Out in the townships it's even worse. The world see what 's going Lalliul on. There have been many, many murders.
Indeed there have been many murders inside the police stallols. Since the declaration of the state of cillergency, there have been people die detestion John oerster Souare police station alone It's in that place that Mike Roussos - who we originally had contact with a yéar ago -is being detained.
Mike is under a murder charge. He's being sutched up the murder of railway workers! The DESPITE the obstacles, we managed to make our marvellous people. Their to appreciate. everywhere. They live like that all day, all night. The round. union leader sleeps and travels in the boot of a car.
media and the state have launched a big campaign claiming that these workers were victims necklacing by unionists. Mike has beer interrogated naked He has been humiliated in the process. all for murders that were really done by security forces.
One day when we were there 15 SARHWU shop stewards were arrestec The entre leadership of SARHWU has been detained. And when you're detained under the emergency powers, disappear. The security forces are under no obligation to say where you ares Against background the young leaders of the rail strike are incredibe. ner numour and their strength. One of them told us that the night before they had been spotted by the security forces who he railway workers railway workers immediately drove street the wrong vulc way way, ditched their car, ran through a shopping centre all this to meet up with us!
Another told us of a 'terrible time' he had the previous week. They were arvis allg d road and were spotted by the securiLv OILES A car drove in front of them and forced them to stop. The security forces put pistols against their heads, 'opened the car doors forced them out.
They were sure they were going to be killed and lett in the ditch bi the side of the road when a BBC reporter drove up to report on a nearby incident. Because the BBC had a camera and started filming, the security forces put their guns away.
Under the emergency regulations, it appears that the security forces are a comoicte lan uiltl themselves. heey ve sot blanche to val lc anything they want.
They don't do it so maca mn bne calles VUU don't shooting up shopping cillic in a cil because the world can see what's goin But in the townships it's different.
with the bishops, Olt SARHWU leaders yo u'he them asking us to influence the