(6 Jan 1998) T/I: 10:07:41
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Monday (5/1) defended Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as the "mother of a great struggle" and criticised South Africa's truth commission for its recent hearing into claims she was involved in murder and other crimes.
SHOWS:
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 5/1
EXT. winnie mandela's house;
Inside house - winnie and farrakhan walk into press conference;
cutaway woman;
winnie and farrakhan shake hands and kiss;
Cutaway press;
Winnie SOT (eng.) "we're happy he's in South Africa, at perhaps one of those difficult times in the history of our country where we see the escalation of crime and problems that are much more difficult than when we were throwing stones. We suddenly realise that democracy is far more expensive than the actual struggle itself.";
Farrakhan SOT (eng.) "there are forces that did not want him (Nelson Mandela) to succeed from the beginning. There are forces...that wanted to prove that black people in power cannot run things well.";
Cutaway press;
SOT farrakhan (over cutaway of winnie) "so we've got to look at what we're doing and the motivation for what we're doing. Is it politically motivated? Is it designed to destroy her credibility so she might not be a political force in this country for genuine change? If that is so, let's reconstruct. Let's have a genuine Truth and Reconciliation Commission. May God Bless South Africa to find the path to real
reconciliation.";
Press;
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