'Amnesty by stealth' in SA
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Described by a European diplomat as 'a general amnesty by stealth', the bill envisages investing President F W de Klerk with the power to grant indemnities to members of the security forces engaged in crimes committed in defence of the apartheid state. The indemnity option will also extend to political prisoners and to those who committed criminal acts on behalf of the black liberation movement.
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