It is when political meddling happens, that democratic institutions fail us, writes Judith February.
De Lille was responding to the High Court ruling on Wednesday which found that Judge Willie Seriti - who chaired the commission - failed to execute his mandate to thoroughly investigate the controversial multi-billion rand arms deal.
By Dr Jack.
The High Court in Pretoria has set aside the findings of the Seriti Commission of Inquiry into the controversial arms deal.
The Pretoria High Court is ruling on a review application of the arms deal inquiry findings.
Corruption Watch and the Right2Know Campaign argued that the Seriti Commission misled the public and ignored key evidence related to corruption during the controversial arms deal.
The court application by Corruption Watch and Right2know comes after Judge Willie Seriti, who headed the commission exonerated politicians of wrongdoing-when he released his report in 2016.
Corruption Watch’s David Lewis says their argument is that the inquiry completely failed the public.
The lobby groups are alleging that the commission lied to the public, failed to access information abroad and failed to investigate new allegations which have come to light.
In his affidavit, lawyer Ajay Sooklal explains how the ANC was given €1 million by Thales and how Zuma was given €25,000 in cash.
It has emerged President Zuma allegedly tried to silence a close confidant by asking him not to testify at the Seriti Commission of Inquiry.
Right to Know Campaign and Corruption Watch say the commission’s findings are a whitewash.
President Zuma announced the Seriti Commission’s findings in April, saying it found no evidence of corruption.
The organisation says it will keep an eye on procurement deals, following findings by the Seriti Commission.
Corruption Watch says there’s hardly ever been an arms deal of this scale that is free of corruption.
The EFF has called on President Jacob Zuma to reject the report entirely.
Opposition parties say the commission’s report let several people off the hook & failed to uncover the truth.
Opposition parties have rejected the arms deal report, labelling it a ‘massive disappointment'.
