By Simon Nare
Former president Thabo Mbeki has dismissed as a “complete fabrication” claims that the ANC or his administration held secret meetings with apartheid-era generals to secure amnesty for their forces.
Testifying before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases inquiry, chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Sisi Khampepe on Monday, Mbeki denied any orchestrated plan by his administration to shield apartheid-era security forces from prosecution.
He rejected allegations by former National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) director Anton Ackerman that a high-level meeting involving Mbeki, former president FW de Klerk and apartheid-era generals had taken place to secure amnesty for their forces.
Mbeki acknowledged discussions in which the ANC insisted that the then ruling National Party account to the TRC for atrocities committed under apartheid, but denied that these involved secret amnesty deals.
Mbeki said there had been a meeting with generals from the South African Defence Force (SADF) and
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