ANC rejects request of inquiry into Pikoli suspension
By Rhodé Marshall27 September 2007
The African National Congress’s Parliamentary league says it rejects request by the Democratic Alliance and the African Christian Democratic Party for an inquiry into the suspension of the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Vusi Pikoli.
“We reject the call by both the DA and ACDP, precisely because it disregards the letter and the spirit of the National Prosecuting Act which guides both the President and Parliament in this matter,” says ANC spokesperson Moloto Mothapo.
He says President Thabo Mbeki has only acted in accordance with the Act of the NPA.
“By calling on the Portfolio Committee on Justice to investigate the matter even before an inquiry has commenced would go against the fundamental provisions of the Act and undermine Parliament’s role,” says Mothapo.
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