Thursday, December 12, 2013

Fake Mandela Signer Language Interpreter Blames 'Voices In His Head'

The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial accused of being 'a fake' has said he may have suffered a schizophrenic episode on stage

Yeah right!.
Thamsanqa Jantjie the Interpreter at memorial said he may have suffered episode on stage when he started hearing voices in his head during event. He has apologised and said he did not know what triggered the attack. It has been claimed he repeatedly signed words 'prawns' and 'donkeys' .
He said he worked for a company called SA Interpreters which had been hired by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) for Tuesday's ceremony at Johannesburg's 95,000-seat Soccer City stadium.
He said he was paid 85 dollars (£52) for interpreting the event. Mr Jantjie told Johannesburg's Star newspaper:
'There was nothing I could do. I was alone in a very dangerous situation. I tried to control myself and not show the world what was going on. 'I am very sorry. It's the situation I found myself in.'


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