FW de Klerk has apologised for a statement on Friday in which his foundation justified its stance that apartheid was not a crime against humanity
Former president FW de Klerk has apologised for his foundation justifying its stance that apartheid was not a crime against humanity. Picture: GALLO IMAGES/NARDUS ENGELBRECHT
"I agree with the Desmond and Leah Tutu Foundation that this is not the time to quibble about the degrees of unacceptability of apartheid. It was totally unacceptable. De Klerk, whose government finally dismantled apartheid, was appointed joint deputy president with Thabo Mbeki under former president Nelson Mandela in the first majority rule cabinet of 1994.
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