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Families and survivors of gross human rights violations during the apartheid era gathered at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.
The Commission of Inquiry into the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases has decried the lack of cooperation from certain government departments and agencies.
President Cyril Ramaphosa set up the commission of inquiry in May this year to investigate delays in investigating and prosecuting cases referred by the TRC.
The commission seeks to determine if improper influence hindered the prosecution of apartheid-era crimes.
The commission’s Lionel Adendorf says not much has happened since its inception due to a lack of cooperation from key government institutions that are central to the inquiry.
“The TRC Cases Inquiry is concerned that despite the request for information issued almost two months ago, the Rule 3,3 notices issued and correspondences sent, and the first directive issued two weeks ago, certain government departments and entities, as well as government leaders, have not yet complied with any of these. This has an obvious direct impact on our work and our ability to prepare for the hearing set for the 10th of November, and ultimately on the time allocated for the conclusion of the inquiry’s work. Our commissioners, led by Justice Sisi Khampepe, are adamant that we should not go the route of subpoenas as we continue to rely on the goodwill and cooperation of those who can help us in our common search for justice.”
