Thabo Mbeki's 'we never interfered' claim in prosecuting TRC cases ignores facts
Mbeki has denied his government ever interfered in the prosecution of cases referred to the NPA by the TRC. History says otherwise.
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Mbeki has denied his government ever interfered in the prosecution of cases referred to the NPA by the TRC. History says otherwise.
Political interference in the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) meant that many cases involving the deaths of anti-apartheid activists didn’t “see the light of day” for many years. This included the murder of Dr Neil Aggett at the hands of police officials in 1982.
General Johan van der Merwe was the last commissioner of the apartheid police. He died on 27 August 2022 before he could face justice.
The ANC’s silent ‘policy’ and the government’s behind-the-scenes suppression of the post-Truth and Reconciliation Commission prosecutions has meant the perpetrators of apartheid’s crimes against humanity and human rights violations go unpunished. How much longer will the governing par...