AfriForum asks to cross-examine Thabo Mbeki on apartheid crimes
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sowetan
AfriForum is asking for its head of private prosecutions, Gerrie Nel, to be allowed to cross-examine former South African president Thabo Mbeki before the Khampepe Commission. The commission is investigating alleged political interference in prosecutions related to apartheid crimes; Mbeki is due to appear on Monday and Tuesday, Sowetan reports.
AfriForum, a South African civil rights organisation, has asked to cross-examine former president Thabo Mbeki before the Khampepe Commission, which is investigating political interference in prosecutions related to apartheid crimes. The organisation wants Gerrie Nel, head of its private prosecutions unit, to conduct the questioning, Sowetan reports.
Mbeki is due to testify on Monday and Tuesday; his cross-examination is expected to take place later. The commission is examining whether attempts were made to obstruct investigations and prosecutions concerning crimes committed under apartheid, including cases arising from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Update of 19 October 2026: Before the Khampepe Commission on delays in prosecutions related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, former South African president Thabo Mbeki denied holding secret meetings with former apartheid generals. Read: Thabo Mbeki denies secret meetings with apartheid generals.
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