Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) chairperson Archbishop Desmond Tutu apologised for the misidentification of bodies exhumed and returned to families during investigations of apartheid-era atrocities.
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“My heart goes out, especially to the families of those whose bodies were exhumed, to whom we apologise unreservedly.”
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“I know that my colleagues in the commission are, almost all of them, conscientious and hard-working people of integrity, who are as deeply distressed about the situation as anyone – but there will be weaknesses in even the strongest teams.
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“As a chairperson of the commission, I must take the responsibility of this distressing state of affairs,” said Tutu.
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Ntombi Mosikare, co-ordinator of the Khulumani Support Group, said that no one individual should shoulder the blame and the whole TRC should take responsibility.
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Source : Full article “Tutu ‘devastated’ by TRC corpses debacle” appeared on the Independant Online iol.co.za website
