1. Boraine said the truth body had tried unsuccessfully to offer carrots to police generals, and now it was time to use a stick. 2. Boraine said eariler this week that the truth body had tried unsuccessfully to offer carrots to police generals, and now it was time to use a stick. 3. Cronje, colonel Roelf Venter, captain Wouter Mentz, captain Jacques Hechter and warrant officer Paul van Vuuren made a joint confession to the truth body. 4. The truth body has the power, in some cases, to grant amnesty to those who make a full confession. 5. The truth body is legally empowered, in some cases, to grant amnesty to politically-motivated perpetrators who admit and regret their crimes. 6. The truth body can grant amnesty to perpetrators who openly admit their crimes, for which they had political motives. 7. The truth body hopes to conclude its work by the end of the year, but may need to extend its mandate until next March, Tutu said. 8. The truth body expects to announce Friday how they will handle allegations of abuses against former army generals of the South African Defence Force, Boraine said. 9. The truth body has the power, in some cases, to grant legal amnesty from prosecution to those who make a full confession. 10. The Archbishop said that Botha pointed out that many Afrikaans-speakers believe the truth body has launched a witchhunt against them. |