"South Africa Republic appoints judges to analyse injustice from apartheid times The leader of the country said that delays in historical court trials caused suffering in the families of victims"

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South African president Cyril Ramaphos. © X/@CyrilRamaphos

President Cyril Ramaphos appointed a retired justice of the Sisi Khampepe Constitutional Court to chair the fact and Reconciliation Committee (TRC) on delays in investigations and investigations into apartheid crimes.

Khampepe will be assisted by a retired justice of president Frans Diale Kgomo and lawyer Andrea Gabriel SC.The Commission will cover the period from 2003 to now.Ramaphosa signed a proclamation to set up an investigation committee to find whether attempts were made to prevent the investigation and prosecution of crimes from the time of apartheid.In the President's statement, the appointment of an investigative committee is part of the agreement reached in the settlement discussions on a court motion made by families of victims of apartheid crimes.Ramaphosa said: “For many years there have been allegations of interference in these cases.

This alleged interference is seen as the origin of an unacceptable hold in the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes committed in apartheid times.

This caused the victims' families large pain and frustration. "All affected families - and in fact all South African citizens - deserve closure and justice.

The committee of enquiry with a broad and comprehensive scope of tasks is an chance to establish the fact and give guidance on any further action to be taken."Ramaphosa said that the committee would investigate, establish findings, draw up a study and make recommendations on:

Has any action been taken to halt SAPS or NPA from investigating TRC cases?Who did this, and why?

Have any of the SAPS or NPA members worked improperly with persons trying to influence or put force on them?

Should the State take action, specified as further investigations or criminal proceedings, against anyone who has broken the law?

Should any individual receive constitutional compensation and if so, to what extent?Victims and their families with an interest in TRC cases, including those active in the present judicial proceedings, are key stakeholders.The committee of inquiry, established by an agreement between families and the government, has six months to complete its work and must study within 60 days of its completion.Although both parties agreed to set up a commission, there are inactive unresolved issues — the government sees them as committee matters, while families request judicial decisions.When the committee began work, the government welcomed NPA and SAPSa commitment to analyse and prosecute unsolved TRC cases, with dedicated resources already available for precedence cases.Ramaphos stressed the importance of holding those who committed crimes from apartheid without amnesty and expressed hope that the investigation would aid to discover the fact and end a painful chapter in the past of the nation.First IOL edition

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source:https://www.rt.com/africa/618356-south-africa-appoints-judges-probe-apartheid-era-crimes/

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