EFF vows legal action after MPs reject Phala Phala report
The EFF says it will approach the courts to challenge Parliament’s decision to reject the independent panel’s report on the Phala Phala scandal.
On Tuesday, MPs held a special sitting of the National Assembly at Cape Town City Hall to debate and vote of the section 89 panel's report.
The panel report found that the president may have a case to answer with regards to the theft of a large amount of foreign currency from his farm in Limpopo.
But the majority of MPs voted against setting up an impeachment committee, which could have resulted in Ramaphosa's removal from office.
EFF spokesperson Leigh-Ann Mathys says they believe the process was flawed.
“The decision to decline a secret ballot while Members of Parliament have been threatened with expulsion if they do not vote in a particular manner by the ruling party, remains irrational, factional and partisan.
“To make matters worse, the Speaker of the National Assembly refused to grant a secret ballot even though some Members of Parliament received death threats on the eve of the sitting.
“In light of the various breaches of the Constitution and undermining of the integrity of the process of voting on whether to adopt the report, the EFF intends to take the decision to reject the report in Parliament on judicial review on an urgent basis.”
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