Yvonne Mabule denies claims of ATT membership during TRC inquiry
Former legal advisor at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and member of the Amnesty Task Team, Advocate Yvonne Mabule, has once clarified the work of the NIA and other structures tasked with probing TRC matters before the TRC Cases Inquiry.
Former legal advisor to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Yvonne Mabule, has denied claims of membership in the Amnesty Task Team (ATT) during her cross-examination for the TRC Cases Inquiry. Mabule testified that she only attended ATT meetings on behalf of then Director-General Vusi Mavimbela. The inquiry focused on the extent of the NIA's involvement in TRC matters, with Mabule explaining the agency's limited role in TRC proceedings.
She testified that the primary function of the ATT was to prioritize cases for prosecution, not to mediate individual decisions. Mabule further elaborated on the ATT's operations, stating that the team received representations from perpetrators of apartheid-era crimes to assist in assessing and prioritizing cases for prosecution.
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