STAKEHOLDERS CONFERENCE on TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE PRINCIPLES IN ZIMBABWE CONFERENCE REPORT AUGUST 2015 and non-state actors must be obliged to support and cooperate with the commission or any other truth-seeking mechanism g. 48 Firm and Appropriate Legal Framework a. Adequate Support Structure - A truth seeking mechanism must get cooperation from all institutions that may possess the information required to arrive at the truth. Local institutions like the military, the policy, national archives, the judiciary and other key institutions must give clear indication that they will support and cooperate with the commission or any other truthseeking mechanism in operation. b. Legal Foundation- A truth seeking mechanism must be grounded on rm, enforceable legal grounding, with adequate powers h. Cultural sensitivity – A truth seeking mechanism must respect the beliefs and practices of the local people. i. Transparency and Openness – Transparency and openness should characterise the whole process of truth recovery. The consent of the victims, public hearings, consultations and related activities must be broadcast live j. Legal Protection for State records and archives – There must a law to criminalise the destruction of state records and archives