South Africa’s Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu pleaded with Nelson Mandela’s family not to “besmirch” the former president’s name.
“Please, please, please may we think not only of ourselves. It’s like spitting in Madiba’s face,” said Tutu in a statement, using Mandela’s clan name.
The graves were moved in 2011, allegedly without the family’s consent.
After forensic tests confirmed the identities, the hearses transported the remains to Qunu for the reburial, according to police.
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