Opposition parties at the forefront of the Phala Phala saga were disgruntled and discontent with the preliminary report's findings and disappointed that it was 'leaked.' | Malaika_Dee
DA said the report did not provide transparency nor hold President Cyril Ramaphosa accountable for the evidence gathered against him regarding Phala Phala.
After months of delays and political tension, the Office of the Public Protector officially released the interim report to the Phala Phala investigation. The party leader stated,"what this means for South Africans is that the water of truth is being muddied and that we are no closer to getting to the bottom of this debacle."
The African Transformation Movement was disappointed that the media received the interim report. At the same time, they"received somewhat of [a] threatening letter," preventing them from commenting on its contents. The party filed its complaints last year and wanted the Public Protector's office to attend to and investigate its issues separately from other matters concerning the case."All other related transgressions are being dealt with by authorities with requisite mandates. The ATM had advised the investigating team of the Deputy Public Protector not to club together EMEA issues with other matters.
Ntshona added:"The ATM would be surprised if the findings of the investigating team of the Deputy Public Protector would be different to the unanimous findings of a panel comprised of a former chief justice, a retired judge, and a senior counsel." In December, the party challenged the President's application to review the evidence collected by the Section 89 panel and filed papers to the Constitutional Court, maintaining that an independent panel overlooked the report.
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