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Therefore, Zondo said that Zuma will face the power of the law and ask the Constitutional Court to force him to testify.
Former President Jacob Zuma at the state capture investigation in Johannesburg on November 17, 2020. Image: Abigail Javier / EWN
JOHANNESBURG – Supreme Court Vice President Raymond Zondo said Monday that former President Jacob Zuma was told the subpoena against him meant he was not allowed to leave the state apprehension commission without their permission, but that he left everyone modes.
Because of this, Zondo said that Zuma would face the full power of the law and ask the Constitutional Court to force him to testify.
Otherwise, he said, the former president’s conduct would send the message that the commission can be challenged by those who do not want to testify.
“Mr. Zuma could not have been confused about the need to request my permission on Tuesday because on Tuesday, through his advice, he asked my permission not to be present on Wednesday.”
Zondo said Zuma knew he would challenge the commission when he left Thursday.
“On Thursday, before leaving, the head of the commission’s legal team had made it clear that as long as the subpoena was in force, it was binding and it was not up to him to apologize.”
The commission clerk will file a criminal charge against Zuma and request an urgent order from ConCourt to force him to testify and not leave until Zondo tells him he can.
“Therefore, it is very important to the proper functioning of this commission that Mr. Zuma’s conduct is addressed in a manner that our law provides that it must be addressed.”
Zondo said Zuma’s decision to leave the commission without permission on a valid and binding subpoena was a serious matter and affected the integrity of the investigation, the rule of law and public accountability.
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