1.   He has applied for amnesty from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the body chaired by outgoing Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

2.   South African President Thabo Mbeki, who chairs the body, said peace efforts had to be accelerated.

3.   Mitchell did earn the respect of both sides of the conflict when he chaired an international body that recommended disarmament be dealt with in separate but parallel negotiations.

4.   Mitchell earned the respect of both sides of the conflict when he chaired an international body that recommended disarmament be dealt with in separate but parallel negotiations.

5.   The ceremony was postponed twice last month due to bickering over who was to chair the body -- Andrews or former justice minister, Gloria Scott.