Enraged Organisations and political parties precipitate the actions against former President Jacob Zuma amid proceedings at the Zondo commission of inquiry into State Capture.
The week after the appearance of former President Jacob Zuma at the State Capture Inquiry ahead of the ruling of his application to have deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo recuse himself from the commission has stirred public outrage shortly after the former President excused himself during a tea break on Thursday.
The outrage was followed by scathing statements launched in multiple sequence by certain organizations dubbed ‘self-proclaimed’ percipients of actions against the former President referred to the commission, with the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation taking lead asserting that the former president portrayed actions of someone “who thinks he is above the law”.
While others argued that the former president was, in fact, not on the witness stand, thus noting the unquestionable request by his legal representative Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, these organisations have called on the Commission to enforce summons against Zuma.
In defiance, these organisations have denounced the former president in a presumptuous manner conflicting the mandate of the Zondo commission under the bogus claim that they advocate for the adherence of the judiciary.
Outa’s executive director, Advocate Stefanie Fick, who does not preside over the Commission addressed Zuma adding “Your constant Stalingrad delay tactics will no longer be tolerated.” This is inherent in these organisations and their representatives proclaiming themselves as percipients of the laws and rulings to be considered by the Commission.
Whilst it is undeniably important to uphold the rule of law, it is equally important to reserve the legitimacy of the commission and as such return the authority of its rulings to its bearers without inflicting pre-emptive enforcement against the proceedings.
The former president assured that he would rather face jail than allow himself to be bullied by an irregular, manipulated and unlawful process.
Don Mthethwa is a content writer and freelance columnist who writes for various South African publications.
