By Simon Nare
Former president Thabo Mbeki has blamed prosecutors inherited from the apartheid regime for stalling investigations and prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes, accusing them of being determined to “hide the truth” and “manufacture whatever story they can to bury the truth”.
This is contained in his submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Inquiry, which is probing whether there were attempts to delay, hinder or stop the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era crimes referred by the TRC for further action, and whether officials or institutions were involved in the alleged interference.
Mbeki is scheduled to appear before the commission on Monday after he was summoned following his failed legal bid to have retired Constitutional Court Justice Sisi Khampepe recuse herself.
In his submission, Mbeki denies that there was political interference in the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era crimes.
He argues that prosecutors and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)
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