Signer claims 'schizophrenic' moment at Mandela event
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="interpreter">interpreter</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miming">miming</span> <span word="nonsense">nonsense</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span> <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="champion">champion</span>" <span word="signer">signer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="schizophrenic">schizophrenic</span> <span word="episode">episode</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="interpreter">interpreter</span>, 34-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Thamsanqa">Thamsanqa</span> <span word="Jantjie">Jantjie</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hallucinating">hallucinating</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gestures">gestures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outraged">outraged</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Jantjie">Jantjie</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="branded">branded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scurrilous">scurrilous</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="memorial">memorial</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="amounted">amounted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> "<span word="flapping">flapping</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="around">around</span>".</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="in">in</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="medication">medication</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="schizophrenia">schizophrenia</span>.</p><p><span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="viewers">viewers</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Jantjie">Jantjie</span> <span word="interpreting">interpreting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span>, <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="memorial">memorial</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="denounced">denounced</span> <span word="Jantjie">Jantjie</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="gestures">gestures</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="yards">yards</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 10-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="farewell">farewell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Pretoria">Pretoria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Buildings">Buildings</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994.</p>
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