Botha Trial Delayed for Negotiations
From Times Wire Reports
The test of wills between former President Pieter W. Botha and the nation’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission continued as a judge postponed Botha’s trial on contempt charges to allow time for a negotiated settlement. Rather than face the judge on charges of ignoring subpoenas to testify before the commission, Botha, 82, hopes to strike a deal that will drop all charges in return for his testimony. Prosecutor Bruce Morrison set this morning as the deadline for an agreement.
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