Special Report Transcript Episode 87, Section 2, Time 30:56

But the Truth Commission’s most serious crisis came when the Amnesty Committee inexplicably granted amnesty to 37 prominent ANC leaders. The decision was sharply criticized by opposition politicians when it became clear that contrary to legal requirements the leaders did not specify the crimes they were asking amnesty for. The Truth Commission and the National Party are now both involved in court proceedings to get the amnesty decision reversed.