Mkhwebane could not continue with her testimony on Monday because her legal team was not present at the impeachment inquiry due to the non-payment of fees. Read more 👇
She then asked to be excused and left the meeting.After an hour lunch-break, parliamentary legal advisor Fatima Ebrahim reminded the committee that members decided to have evidence leaders present at the inquiry from the beginning of the hearings.
“The presentation of evidence can take various formats… We tend to think the presentation of evidence being one, where witnesses are being called. But that is just one way that evidence can be presented.” “The process of the evidence leaders now seeks to equip members to ask those questions… That’s anything that may be disputed, any gaps or contradictions that may arise as a result of the evidence that is being presented can be dealt with.Mkhwebane’s right to having lawyers ‘doesn’t mean we are liable to pay legal fees’ – PP’s office
Ebrahim further dismissed the suggestion Mkhwebane’s right to full legal representation was being denied by the committee proceeding to deal with the evidence.
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