means the violation of human rights through—
| (a) | the killing, abduction, torture or severe ill-treatment of any person; or |
| (b) | any attempt, conspiracy, incitement, instigation, command or procurement to commit an act referred to in paragraph (a), |
which emanated from conflicts of the past and which was committed during the period 1 March 1960 to the cut-off date within or outside the Republic, and the commission of which was carried out, advised, planned, directed, commanded or ordered, by any person acting with a political motive;
[Definition amended by section 21(a) of Act No. 104 of 1996]