“The process is politically charged; the complaints emanate from scathing judicial rebuke.”
“The process is politically charged; the complaints emanate from scathing judicial rebuke,” Justice Baartman said.
He also said the application succeeded to the extent that the phrase “provided that the legal practitioner or other expert may not participate in the committee” was severed from the rules. She said the ruling meant that the Independent Panel which was chaired by Justice Bess Nkabinde was illegally appointed.He said continuing with the inquiry would constitute an attack on the authority of the courts, the rule of law and the constitutional rights of Mkhwebane.
Meanwhile, the Section 194 committee resolved to narrow the scope of the inquiry and limit itself to the motion brought by DA MP Natasha Mazzone.
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