LIVE | Mkhwebane 'failed the tests of courage, vigilance and conviction of purpose completely' - Van Loggerenberg
Former SARS executive Johann van Loggerenberg is testifying via the virtual platform from his lawyers' offices. He is shown on two screens in the committee room in Parliament's Marks Building.Van Loggerenberg:"I wasn't heard in this whole saga. I was simply disregarded as if I [didn't] exist and [was] irrelevant.
"Even at the time, when I did have an opportunity to put facts up during the court proceedings for the first time post her issuance of her report, none of these facts persuaded her to change her view at all. Instead, she simply did not respond to my evidence and has doggedly pursued her views ever since.
"Thirdly, despite communications received and acknowledged and responded to her, from my erstwhile attorneys , she made no attempt to contact me or my erstwhile attorneys". He says this evidence shows"that Ms Mkhwebane was quite able to contact me if she so wished” - and"also speaks to other aspects of her bias and conduct".
He says then PP Thuli Madonsela acknowledged receipt of the emails and annexures on 24 August 2016; Mkhwebane was appointed two months later.Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane listens to testimony on the third day of her impeachment hearings. Former SARS executive Johann van Loggerenberg is testifying through the virtual platform.Van Loggerenberg says he left the employ of SARS in February 2015.
- Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's counsel, advocate Dali Mpofu, continued to question the legality of the impeachment process and her suspension.
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