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What widespread issue did de Klerk's security forces commit?

  • Tax evasion

  • Internet fraud

  • Human rights abuses

  • Corporate embezzlement

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Human rights abuses were widespread during F.W. de Klerk's tenure as the State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994. These violations, perpetrated by the security forces under his administration, included unlawful detentions, torture, extrajudicial killings, and forced removals of individuals and communities. These acts were a systematic attempt to suppress dissent and maintain control during a time of significant political and social change in the country.
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