The vast majority of human rights violations reported to the Truth Commission happened during PW Botha's rule as prime minister and state president. A large number of his foot soldiers, officers and some of his cabinet colleagues have already appeared before the Truth Commission, but 82-year-old Botha has called the Truth Commission a circus and refuses to appear to answer questions on his years in office. That refusal is a contravention of an Act of Parliament and he was formally charged. Before we tell you the whole story of the "groot krokodil's" day in court, let's remind ourselves who this man was.
