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ANC Media Release, 11 October 2017 Public Protector Inquiry nothing but Opportunistic Witch-Hunt The African National Congress has noted with grave concern the intention of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services to institute an inquiry into the Public Protector's fitness to hold office. The ANC views this intended inquiry in a very dim light believing it to be an opportunist exercise requested by the opposition for political expediency. Disagreement or discomfort with the investigations and outcomes of investigations of the Public Protector does not render the incumbent unfit for office, it simply means the aggrieved party does not agree and should therefore seek other remedies, including judicial review of the Public Protector's rulings, as provided for in our legislation. The Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, was appointed to her current position almost a year to the date following an exhaustive and thoroughgoing process by Parliament, which declared her a "fit and proper person to hold such office". During her tenure, she has chosen to focus her attention on serving the masses of our people rather than solely conducting Hollywood style investigations. Further, she has dared to question the mandate of the Reserve Bank and called upon ABSA, successor to apartheid era bank Bankorp to repay monies lent to them by the Reserve Bank. She has clearly rattled cages and unsettled entrenched interests. The Constitution of the Republic is instructive that the Public Protector may only be removed from office on the grounds of misconduct, incapacity or incompetence. Advocate Mkhwebane falls into none of these categories, instead she has been at the receiving end of a concerted campaign to discredit her since her appointment almost a year ago. The proposed inquiry is merely a witch-hunt designed by the opposition to intimidate her into silence and bend her to their warped views on what constitutes the work of the Public Protector. Issued by the African National Congress Enquiries: Zizi Kodwa, National Spokesperson, 082 330 4910 Khusela Sangoni, National Communications Manager, 072 854 5707 ________________________________ [http://imageshack.com/a/img32/381/6b28.png] E-mail Disclaimer: The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be legal privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to received it. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in reliance of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. The views and opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender unless clearly stated as those of South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). SADTU accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages incurred or suffered arising from the use of this e-mail or its attachments. SADTU does not warrant the integrity of this e-mail nor that it is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/yclsa-eom-forum/533A2CE396AEAF46A12C809E9F98070501E530B143%40sadtuex01.SADTU.org.za. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
