{"id":155031,"date":"2017-02-05T07:32:57","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T05:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=155031"},"modified":"2017-02-05T07:32:57","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T05:32:57","slug":"public-protector-is-taking-zumas-side-on-state-capture-findings-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/155031\/public-protector-is-taking-zumas-side-on-state-capture-findings-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Protector is taking Zuma’s side on state capture findings: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says that president Jacob Zuma should have the right to appoint a judge to investigate him and his ties to the Gupta family – contrary to recommendations made by Thuli Madonsela in her state capture report.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the Sunday Times, Mkhwebane argued that the judiciary was an independent branch of government, and so any judge that was appointed – by Zuma or not – would be able to investigate the matter without fear or favour.<\/p>\n

However, the power to appoint judges to commissions of enquiries was the president’s alone, and so it may not be constitutional to order another to fulfil the president’s duties.<\/p>\n

Mkhwebane announced this week<\/a><\/strong> that she would oppose Zuma’s court bid to have the state capture report reviewed and set aside – but she was clear that she reserved the right to change her mind after getting legal counsel on the matter.<\/p>\n

She has reportedly approached legal firm Adam and Adams to find out if Madonsela’s recommendations were unconstitutional or not.<\/p>\n

The state capture report recommended that a judicial commission of enquiry be set up to further investigate claims of state capture.<\/p>\n

Because president Zuma was implicated in the saga – with his links to the Gupta family being one of the key areas in need of investigating – Madonsela said chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng should be the one to select the judge to head up the enquiries.<\/p>\n

Zuma is opposing the entire report, saying that Madonsela did not investigate the matter fairly, by not giving him enough time to respond.<\/p>\n

Evidence later emerged that Zuma was given ample time to respond, but instead chose to frustrate the entire process by remaining silent.<\/p>\n

Mkhwebane has been antagonistic towards her predecessor, and has also accused her of leaking audio from the state capture investigation – a matter which she said is still being investigated.<\/p>\n

You can read the full report in the Sunday Times for 5 February 2017<\/p>\n

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Read:\u00a0How Zuma and friends tried to frustrate the state capture investigation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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