Issued by: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
12 March 1998
STATEMENT BY ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU, CHAIRPERSON OF THE TRC, ON THE DECISION OF THE NATIONAL PARTY TO FILE COURT PAPERS OVER 37 AMNESTIES TO ANC MEMBERS
"We are now a democratic country and nothing stops the National Party from approaching the courts. It will be up to the court to decide whether the party has the standing to be heard.
"Their decision doesn't change anything at all for the TRC. We remain determined to take the matter to court as quickly as possible. It is nonsense to suggest that we are dragging our heels - the delays have worked against us, not for us, and we want the matter finalised before we close on July 31."
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