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This paper provides an alternative framework to prosecution policy regarding past apartheid-related violence in South Africa and defines 'classes' of offenders of 'gross human rights violations' that ought to be investigated and prosecuted. It discusses the benefits and challenges to prosecutions for past political violence and examines processes and policies, including the obligations of the National Prosecuting Authority. The author identifies several priorities to prosecute past crimes. The paper concludes that the way forward includes criminal prosecution and restorative justice steps.