But Casac says this should be the final extension granted for the extension of the commission, which has been going on since August 2018
Yes, the high court should give the state capture commission more time, but this should be the final extension, the high court heard on Tuesday.
In court on Tuesday, Zondo’s counsel, Paul Kennedy SC, argued against an order that would make the extension a final one. He said that, based on what the deputy chief justice knew right now, Zondo reasonably believed that he could finish up by December. But it was so hard to predict what could still happen, said Kennedy. A new and unexpected witness could emerge for example, and if the term was set in stone it could end up defeating the whole purpose for which the commission was established.
To this, Kennedy said that it would be reckless for Zondo to say that he can definitely finish by December. “He hopes that he can do so, he thinks that he can do so. But that is on the information that he has now [and] investigations are ongoing.” The commission had also decided it would not be issuing interim reports, which would allow action to be taken on discrete issues, said Le Roux. “Every day we have witnesses come in, but then there’s this sense of impunity that follows, because there is no law enforcement,” she said.
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