Issued by: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
May 28, 1998
The Amnesty Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has granted amnesty to a former Umkhonto We Sizwe cadre for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.
Nyameko Mpho Faku, 31 from Swartkops Valley, Port Elizabeth, was convicted and sentenced to two years' imprisonment for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition in 1993.
His application was dealt with in chambers as the offence for which he applied for amnesty did not fall within the definition of a gross human rights violation in the law which governs TRC operations.
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