In a rare move, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has issued a directive compelling High Court Judge Tintswalo Makhubele to testify at the StateCaptureInquiry.
has issued a directive compelling High Court Judge Tintswalo Makhubele to testify at the State Capture Inquiry.
She was accused of forcing the SOE to negotiate a settlement with Siya instead of taking the legal route. Advocate Vas Soni, for the commission's legal team, laid out numerous correspondence between him and Makhubele where she had indicated that she was willing to appear on July 24. Soni and Zondo took issue with the fact that Makhubele had not provided the commission with an affidavit explaining her version of events in three affidavits that implicated her.
Zondo said he could not understand why Makhubele had not provided the commission with an affidavit when she had months ahead to prepare. He said he was even more disturbed at the fact that Makhubele was a judge and knew well how processes should be followed. "I have to postpone the hearing because she is not here. I am told that as a result of the incident she is not in an emotional state that would allow her to be here to give evidence. This has caused the commission a lot of inconvenience, this date was set aside and according to correspondence, she had indicated that she was available.
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