The exercise of the presidential pardon promises to be a heavily contested political arena.
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/ 23 February 2010
Constitutional Court upholds decision interdicting president from granting pardons to perpetrators of political violence without consulting victims.
The African National Congress (ANC) had not discussed presidential pardons with President Jacob Zuma, it said on Sunday.
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/ 1 February 2010
The president should not have the power to grant pardons, Independent Democrats Leader Patricia De Lille said on Sunday.
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/ 25 January 2010
ANC MP and struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has criticised the possibility of former Vlakplaas head Eugene de Kock receiving a pardon.
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/ 15 January 2010
Author and journalist Christi van der Westhuizen argues that attempts to secure a presidential pardon for Eugene de Kock is white power at work.
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/ 15 January 2010
Eugene de Kock’s actions should not be reduced to ‘evil’, argues author and lecturer Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, who once interviewed the man.
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/ 13 January 2010
After many mixed messages, the presidency has confirmed receiving an application for a presidential pardon from convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik.
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/ 13 January 2010
In order to avoid accusations of bad faith being made against the president, the DA has put forward a private member’s Bill on presidential pardons.
I feel sorry for Eugene de Kock. From where I’m sitting the man shouldn’t have had to spend one day in prison.
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/ 11 January 2010
The Presidency on Sunday denied considering any applications for presidential pardons amid an outcry from political parties and the media.
The presidency on Wednesday denied that former president Kgalema Motlanthe nearly freed four members of the AWB with presidential pardons.
A ruling on the presidential pardons process could have far-reaching implications and, some say, affect the president’s power to grant pardons.
Lawyers have asked the Pretoria High Court to stop the president from granting pardons to prisoners convicted of apartheid-era crimes.
Civil society groups want to stop Kgalema Motlanthe from granting presidential pardons for political crimes until victims are allowed to have a say.
A court challenge over the issuing of presidential pardons will be brought this week by a coalition of victim and civil society organisations.
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/ 26 November 2008
An award-winning rapper and a Detroit policeman facing cocaine and money laundering charges are among the first to have won a pardon.