THE STEPS BY THE PUBLIC
PROTECTOR:
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The president unduly benefitted , breached the
constitution and ethical obligations
Remedial action ordered
Reports submitted to the President and National
Assembly (NA)
RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC
PROTECTOR
The President response to the Public Protector- “The role
of the Public Protector is akin to that of an ombudsman
and quite distinct from that of the judge”.
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Then there was feedback from Adhoc committee 1
and Adhoc committee 2
National Assembly accepted the report from the
Minister of Police Nathi Nhleko
The National Assembly resolved to absolve the
president of all liability.
‘Code of secrecy’
But the story was far from over
Newsclips
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Opposition parties and citizens continued to demand
that something be done and then after 5years of court
proceedings, tabling and #Payback the money outcry
the Constitutional Court put the deliberations to finality.
The Public Protectors ’s remedial action was binding
and enforceable
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