A FORMER ANC prisoner who is now chief of Johannesburg East Rand’s Metro Police has told South Armagh republicans to prepare themselves to become involved in policing. Robert McBride also echoed Dennis Kennedy’s words the other day, saying that there could be no real truth and reconciliation until the peace process has gone beyond the point of no return.
He said: “We had a truth commission in South Africa because we had brought closure to the tragedy of the past as we had a political solution.”
“There is no solution here yet because certain elements can turn the process on or off as they wish. Until progress is irreversible it is premature to consider a truth commission.
“If there is no solution the process is not irreversible. It is almost two years since the Assembly last sat and there is a culture here where people are suspicious of negotiation.”
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