Former minister Nqakula rejects claims he tried to block apartheid-era prosecutions [SOUND]

# Former Safety and Security minister Charles Nqakula has rejected allegations he supported efforts to halt prosecutions for apartheid-era atrocities. He testified before the Khampepe Commission. Nqakula describes claims that he or former president Thabo Mbeki’s administration obstructed justice for Chris Hani and Cradock Four activist Fort Calata as deeply insulting. He recalls the shock of learning of Hani’s assassination in 1993, saying he could never undermine the victims’ memories: