The EFF's position is that De Klerk be subjected to a forensic inquiry on his role during apartheid, among others.
The EFF managed to grab the attention for all the wrong reasons, prompting calls to hit them in their pockets, for disrupting proceedings. Picture: Jacques Nelles
The party wanted De Klerk to be stripped of his Nobel Peace Prize and any privileges he got as a former head of state. The EFF also called for him to face the might of the law. “There must be a decisive move from efforts of reconciliation to justice, as justice is the only form of recourse that can be taken against those who refuse to repent for the evils they have committed.”
He and his wife, Elita, were in the public gallery with former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe.Since Thursday, Mbeki was quoted as saying that De Klerk told him he was not aware that the United Nations had declared apartheid a crime against humanity. Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was among those who weighed in, slamming debate over the degree of how bad apartheid was.
“That he lied to former president Thabo Mbeki and faked ignorance of the UN declaration on apartheid is a sign of mockery by a man who has justified his views and refuses to accept his role in the deepening of colonialism and anti-black racism in this country,” said the EFF.
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