The Public Protector must not put their personal interest above the public interest or above the interest of the Office of the Public Protector, constitutional drafter Hassen Ebrahim told the Section 194 committee on Tuesday. | gerbjan
Jan Gerber
The Public Protector must not put their personal interest above the public interest or above the interest of the Office of the Public Protector, constitutional drafter Hassen Ebrahim told the Section 194 committee on Tuesday. The hearings continued on Tuesday after the opening remarks by the evidence leader, advocate Nazreen Bawa SC, and Mkhwebane's counsel, advocate Dali Mpofu SC, on Monday.He said it was critically important that the"Public Protector is defined as an organ of state", which is required to respect the Constitution and that she doesn't assume powers she doesn't have.
The chairperson of the Section 194 committee, Qubudile Dyantyi, asked:"Do you mean the office or the person?"On Monday, Mpofu said the office and the person were inseparable.According to Ebrahim, it is"very important to separate the office from the incumbency", and it is very important to"protect the office from the incumbent".
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