Parliament says MPs are currently on a break from work amid the African Transformation Movement's (ATM) court bid regarding the Phala Phala farm vote. CyrilRamaphosa PhalaPhalaFarmGate Click the link to read more 👉 -
Parliament’s spokesperson Moloto Mothapo said the Privileges and Immunities of Parliaments and Provincial Legislatures Act of 2004 “provides that a person may not within the precincts execute or serve or tender for service any summons, subpoena or other process issued by a court without the express permission of, or in accordance with the directives of, the speaker or the chairperson or a person authorised by the speaker or the chairperson”.
He said Parliament would respond to the papers served on the State Attorneys, and an application would also be made for the timeframes to be amended. The party, which initially filed the Section 89 motion in Parliament, further wants the matter to be heard in court 25 January.
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