Power struggle — former Scorpions boss tells of turf war over TRC prosecutions
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Testifying at the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry in Newtown, Johannesburg, on Tuesday, Geophrey Ledwaba, the former head of operations at the Scorpions, said the “Calata Group” (families of murdered victims) had “mischaracterised” his 2003 instructions…
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Testifying at the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry in Newtown, Johannesburg, on Tuesday, Geophrey Ledwaba, the former head of operations at the Scorpions, said the “Calata Group” (families of murdered victims) had “mischaracterised” his 2003 instructions…
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