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Former South African president denies impeding investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era cases

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki said Monday that he had neither ordered prosecutors to stop cases involving apartheid-era crimes nor struck secret deals to shield former security officers from justice.

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What happened Former South African President Thabo Mbeki said Monday that he had neither ordered prosecutors to stop cases involving apartheid-era crimes nor struck secret deals to shield former security officers from justice.
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Left / center-leftFormer South African president denies impeding investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era cases

ABC News - International · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightFormer South African president denies impeding investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era cases

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The Washington TimesNews report · Oct 19, 1:54 PM

Former South African president denies impeding investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era cases

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki said Monday that he had neither ordered prosecutors to stop cases involving apartheid-era crimes nor struck secret deals to shield former security...

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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Oct 19, 1:50 PM

Former South African president denies impeding investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era cases

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki denies ordering prosecutors to halt apartheid-era crime cases or making secret deals to protect former security officers

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Oct 19, 1:50 PM: ABC News - International joined the source map.

Oct 19, 1:54 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.

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