Mandela’s Successor Mbeki Says He’s Target of Apartheid Case
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Thabo Mbeki, who succeeded Nelson Mandela to become the second president of democratic South Africa, has entered a legal fray between the government and the families of victims of apartheid-era crimes.
In a bid to intervene in a court case between the state and 20 victims or representatives of families impacted by the murder, torture and abductions meted out by apartheid security forces, Mbeki said he’s being unfairly accused of stymieing their attempts to get justice. The applicants are seeking 167 million rand ($9.1 million) in damages and the establishment of a commission of inquiry into why those crimes have never been prosecuted.