Organisations forward applicants for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The African National Congress (ANC) confirmed it had forwarded 300 applications from its members to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for amnesty and was expecting to submit at least another sixty, including those of three of their Cabinet ministers. The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) announced that at least 600 of its members, including the 'high command' of its armed wing Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA), had applied. No high-ranking Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) members were known to have applied at the time. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a court-like body assembled in South Africa after the end of Apartheid. Anybody who felt they had been a victim of violence could come forward and be heard at the TRC. Perpetrators of violence could also give testimony and request amnesty from prosecution.  The hearings made international news and many sessions were broadcast on national television. The TRC was a crucial component of the transition to full and free democracy in South Africa and, despite some flaws, is generally regarded as very successful.