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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A former police minister whose name is synonymous with the brutal repression of the white establishment's political opponents during apartheid has apologized for his past actions, a government official said Monday.
Adriaan Vlok, whose ministry helped suppress anti-apartheid protests, last weekend visited the offices of the Rev. Frank Chikane, a top presidential aide, to apologize. Vlok brought his Bible and washed Chikane's feet in an attempt to atone for the sins of the white racist regime that ruled the country until 1994, Chikane said.
The gesture has prompted debate in the country, with some lauding it and others saying it is too little, too late from Vlok.
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