As was the case in the National Assembly last week, Nel on Wednesday fielded a question on the topic in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), despite Justice Minister Thembi Simelane being present in the house.
CAPE TOWN - Deputy Justice Minister Andries Nel says political affiliation has no bearing on whether or not to prosecute those implicated by the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture.
Simelane has been in the spotlight over the past week amid a media investigation pointing to alleged improper links to the now-defunct VBS bank.Nel said Simelane was committed to cooperating with all bodies investigating her links to the VBS bank, through which she’s alleged to have indirectly received a loan to buy a coffee shop.
Simelane later went on to answer Members of Parliament ’s other questions impacting the judiciary including the shortage of judges to hear complex crime matters. “Those investigations and those prosecutions are ongoing, they will continue and those who are guilty will be brought to book.”
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