The party says Nazreen Bawa’s professional conduct is being called into question in an unrelated matter.
The United Democratic Movement is requesting the recusal of one of its two evidence leaders, Nazreen Bawa.The parliamentary committee is currently dealing with a recusal application for the chairperson, Richard Dyantyi, at the request of suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.Parliament’s Section 194 inquiry into the Public Protector’s fitness to hold office is the third occasion in which she’s playing the role of an evidence leader.
But the UDM’s Bantu Holomisa says Bawa’s embroiled in legal proceedings in which her professional conduct is under scrutiny. In a letter to the chairperson of the inquiry, Dyantyi, who himself is facing a recusal application, Holomisa says a 400-page affidavit points to accusations of Bawa manipulating and subverting court processes in a criminal investigation.When contacted by Eyewitness News, Bawa said she was unaware of the UDM’s application.Section 194 Committee on Public Protector:
UDM asks that Evidence Leader Adv Bawa SC recuses herself as there are allegations of her manipulating court processes in another court case. Let her first clear her name, lest her involvement in this process potentially soil it. pic.twitter.com/LvfjgRydBl