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President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at at government event.
The families of victims and survivors of apartheid-era crimes have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to establish a Commission of Inquiry into political interference, in the prosecution of cases from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
The TRC was launched in 1995 after the end of apartheid with the aim of promoting reconciliation and forgiveness among perpetrators and victims.
Earlier this week, 25 families submitted an application to the Pretoria High Court seeking damages for the government’s failure to implement the TRC recommendations including prosecuting unresolved cases.
Lukanyo Calata, the son of Fort Calata, a member of the Cradock Four murdered in 1985 in Gqeberha, says, “Now, we need to know in terms of why there was interference. Who stopped those prosecutions? What role did Former President Thabo Mbeki play? What role did the former Director of the NPA Bulelani Ngcuka play? What does he know? What did Penuell Maduna know as the former Justice Minister? What did Jeff Radebe know as a former Justice Minister. What did Former President Jacob Zuma do when he was in office in terms of the prosecutions or at least in implementing the recommendations of the TRC?”
VIDEO | Cradock Four’s families members have been calling for a lawsuit against the state for slow prosecution of the 1985 murders.
