Interpreter for deaf at Mandela event called fake

Interpreter for deaf at Mandela event called fake

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The sign-language interpreter on stage at Nelson Mandela’s globally broadcast memorial service was a faker who was waving his arms around meaninglessly, advocates for the deaf said today. The allegation raised questions of how and why he managed to insert himself into a supposedly secure event attended by scores of heads of state, including United States President Barack Obama.