South Africa: Op-Ed - Jackie Selebi? It's Complicated

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MANDY WIENER followed Jackie Selebi's career from the police headquarters at the Wachthuis building in Pretoria, to his role as an accused in the High Court in Johannesburg, and then back to Pretoria when he was locked up as a prisoner at the Kgosi Mampuru II facility's hospital wing. She reflects on a complex man who left behind a complicated legacy.

The catalogue of memories in my mind has been playing on repeat since I first heard the news that Jackie Selebi had died on Friday morning. I've vacillated from sadness to relief to annoyance to regret and even vindication as I've struggled to find an appropriate response to his death. Judging by the vociferous debates on social media, I suspect that I am not alone in this dilemma and that my reaction mirrors that of the rest of the country.

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