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judge sisi khampepe shared her memories of serving on the commission with our witness team.o haunt us. i was a member of the truth commission and also a member of the amnesty committee. south africans face a collective test today. the reaction to these hearings will show whether they are able to expose the sins of apartheid, yet free themselves of the desire for revenge against those who propped up the system. the tlc act allowed amnesty, only if the perpetrator confessed to having committed the crime. i did terrible things. i did terrible things to members of the anc. i grew up in soweto, which was rampant with security police. you people. let's get out now, very quickly, 0k? the army presence increased on streets that began to look like battlegrounds. it felt like hell. parents washed smoke from their children‘s eyes. being in a city required a special permit if you were a black person. absolutely no freedom of movement. i had also suffered as an activist by being shot in the leg by the police while attending the funeral of a fellow student. it was at the graveyard where t

judge sisi khampepe shared her memories of serving on the commission with our witness team.commission and the amnesty committee. they face a test today. this will show whether they can free themselves of the desire to revenge themselves. the act allowed amnesty only if the perpetrator confessed to having committed the crime. i did terrible things i did terrible things to members of the anc. i grew up in suwatu, which was rampant with security police. get out quickly. the army presence increased on streets that looked like battlefields. being in a city required a special permit if you we re required a special permit if you were a black person. absolutely no freedom of movement. i had also suffered as an activist by being shotin suffered as an activist by being shot in the leg by the police while attending the funeral of a fellow student. it was at a graveyard where the police again started shooting. i survived, others were killed on the spot. it is a scar which is a co nsta nt spot. it is a scar which is a constant reminder of where i come from. i knew the harshness of the sy