51.   Federal agents were helping investigate the bombing as a potential political crime.

52.   Government negotiator Gustavo Porras emphasized that the amnesty covers wartime political crimes such as treason and rebellion, and not crimes against humanity.

53.   He cited evidence that political crimes by all parties have been given scrutiny.

54.   He called for a general amnesty for all political crimes of the past, saying that would guarantee equal handling of all cases.

55.   He is applying for amnesty from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which has the power to grant amnesty to applicants who make full confessions to political crimes.

56.   He remained under house arrest until last year, indicted on now-dormant charges of committing other political crimes.

57.   He said he would probably need three weeks to fully recover and return to work as chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission investigating apartheid-era political crimes.

58.   He has asked Mandela to suspend prosecutions for political crimes pending the truth panel hearings.

59.   He urged the government to consider a more liberal policy on pardons for political crimes.

60.   However, four tourist resorts were seized by groups apparently taking advantage of an amnesty for political crimes to pursue land disputes.