The conversation was to be about “rule of law, constitutional democracy, minority rights, social change, racism and global security'. FWDeKlerk
De Klerk, who was the country's president between 1989 and 1994 and briefly served as deputy president in the government of national unity under former President Nelson Mandela, was invited to participate in one of a series of interviews that Jonathan Granoff, the President of the Global Security Institute, is conducting with the American Bar Association .
Others who reportedly objected included advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza, who was a commissioner for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.“We are of course ecstatic that we were able to influence the decision of the association. We hope also that other organisations around the world will follow the example of the ABA and reconsider their decisions to have De Klerk address them on issues about rule of law and constitutionalism,” he said.
“It is critical that De Klerk and all other apartheid criminals are hauled to court soonest to be held accountable. The FW de Klerk Foundation said allegations that he had played a role in apartheid crimes were baseless.
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