Issued by: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
October 31, 1997
STATEMENT BY ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU, CHAIRPERSON, TRC
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is to hold a special meeting on Monday to discuss the implications for the Commission of events during this week's amnesty hearing.
The holding of the meeting in no way questions the integrity or innocence of our colleague, Mr Dumisa Ntsebeza.
It is important to emphasise that the Commission respects absolutely the integrity of our processes, including the amnesty process, and that the Amnesty Committee must be allowed to go about its work in handling the application in exactly the same way as it would any other application.
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