FW de Klerk said earlier this month that the system of racial separation previously deployed in South Africa was not a crime against humanity. He has now apologized for any "hurt" his words have caused.
Former South African President FW de Klerk on Monday apologized and withdrew a statement he made earlier this month that the country's former system of racial separation was not a crime against humanity.
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