For Joe Soap in the streets, the debate in the Constitutional Court is just another attempt to shield President Ramaphosa from having to account for his misdeeds.
For Joe Soap in the streets, the debate in the Constitutional Court is just another attempt to shield President Ramaphosa from having to account for his misdeeds, says the writer.Advocating for equality before the law, African American abolitionist and civil rights leader Frederick Douglas famously argued.
After the ANC used its majority to block the establishment of a Multi-Party Committee to determine Ramaphosa's guilt, former President Thabo Mbeki argued: “We must be honest with ourselves and understand that many of our people will entertain the suspicion that the Phala Phala matter includes corruption… Are we saying that we suspect or know that has done something impeachable and therefore decided protect our President at all costs by ensuring that no MPC is formed? If this is the case,...
Instead of amplifying the alleged crimes and misdeeds relating to Phala Phala, the legal tussle that played itself out at the Constitutional Court left many viewers none the wiser. Taking centre stage was whether the Section 89 Independent Panel misdirected itself by conflating what is meant by prima facie evidence versus sufficient evidence.
Seeming to concur with the finding of the Independent Parliamentary panel, Rogers concluded that:"It would be an abuse for a president to allow the presidential protection unit to, as it were on the clock, use it to go and investigate the private theft. I mean there could be no doubt ." Instead of keeping the money in the safe until the next banking day, the money is kept concealed in a sofa for well over a month; Suspects were arrested, interrogated, and cooperated with the investigating team, yet no one was charged, prosecuted, or convicted.
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