Mbeki denies meddling in prosecution of TRC cases

JOHANNESBURG - After a failed legal bid to have Commission Chairperson Justice Sisi Khampepe recuse herself for allegations of bias. 

Former president Thabo Mbeki finally took the stand at the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry in Johannesburg on Monday.

Mbeki claimed that it is a lie that he interfered in the prosecution of some TRC cases.

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He also denied that there were secret meetings to discuss an amnesty deal for apartheid generals responsible for atrocities. 

Families known as the Calata group, unhappy with the slow pace in prosecuting matters emanating from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, want answers on allegations of political interference.

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