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THE STEPS BY THE PUBLIC PROTECTOR: • • • 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”. • • • 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 • • 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 5