Jacob Zuma openly defies Zondo commission, says he is ready to be jailed

ToxicBunny

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Fulcrum29 said:
Fun question, do you believe the ConCourt will issue the warrant?
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Honest answer, given how long they've taken to get to this point. Nope.

I expect nothing more than a slap on the wrist and a "go to the commision" type of sanction.
 
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ToxicBunny said:
Honest answer, given how long they've taken to get to this point. Nope.

I expect nothing more than a slap on the wrist and a "go to the commision" type of sanction.
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Has the commission been granted with their desired extension?

Oh...

www.news24.com

On eve of ConCourt's Zuma contempt ruling, Zondo Commission granted three month extension | News24

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has given the Zondo Commission another three months to complete its three-year-long investigation into State Capture.
www.news24.com www.news24.com

On eve of ConCourt's Zuma contempt ruling, Zondo Commission granted three month extension​

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has given the Zondo Commission another three months to complete its three-year-long investigation into state capture - after finding that its work was "in the public interest".

"There is a cynical view in some quarters that when government faces thorny issues, a convenient way is to refer those matters to so-called file 13, to commissions which may [carry on] into oblivion. There is a huge expectation that this will not happen here," Judge Selby Baqwa ruled on Monday.

"Though tremendous resources have been expended on this commission, it would not be expedient to save a few rand and end its work abruptly. That would put its credibility at serious risk and expose it to legal challenge. It is doing critical work which must be handled until its proper completion."
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DSTV 'Zuma' repeat.
 
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@ToxicBunny I believe is going to be spot on. Now that the Zondo Commission is granted with an extension they may very well decide that Zuma must return to the commission to give testimony, but this leaves the question under which instruction it will be ordered and under what exact conditions?
 
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Fulcrum29 said:
Here is the thing, the ConCourt already made their decision. No need to announce a question to which there is already an answer to in advance.
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It is just an informative tweet and should be welcomed as such, I don't see a need to read it any differently.
 
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No expectation of any punishment with teeth, but the blowback could be entertaining to see how they spin it.
 
Bonywasawarrioraway

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R13... said:
Well Zuma is on social media. Why doesn't he put forward his unvarnished version of events on there if he thinks the media are out to get him? And with Jimmy in his corner he has the best zuptoid spin doctor in the house.
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Actually I think Jimmy sucks the sweat off a dead man's bolls. Discredited to death years ago. Ubaba has reached the bottom of the gutter and started to dig with this one.
 
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surface said:
Cool, we common people don't come to know these things so it is nice to have a insider in CC.
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Well, you could also visit their website,

Role of the Constitutional Court

Concourt
www.concourt.org.za www.concourt.org.za

How it decides cases

The Constitution requires that a matter be heard by a quorum of at least eight judges. In ordinary practice, all 11 judges hear every case. If any judge is absent for a long period or a vacancy arises, an acting judge may be appointed.

The Court does not hear evidence or question witnesses. As a court that functions largely as a court of appeal, it considers the record of the evidence heard in the original court that heard the matter.

A result of this is that the Court works largely with written arguments presented to it. The hearings are intended to tackle difficult issues raised by these arguments.

Each judge sitting in a case must indicate his or her decision; the ruling is then determined by majority vote. The reasons are published in a written judgment.

Once a case has been set down, the chief justice will ask a particular judge to do special preparation and possibly write the judgment. Usually cases will be spread out so that each judge writes from time to time.

Once all parties have been heard, the judges meet to discuss the possible outcome of the case.

This is one of the central features of the Court: the judges act collegially and meet often to discuss important and controversial aspects of a case. A few days later, the writing judge will submit a memo to all the others, indicating where he or she stands. If there are disagreements about the decision or the route taken in reaching it, the judge who disagrees with the main writer will prepare to write a concurrence or dissent.

Writing a judgment is a long process. The judge prepares a first draft and circulates it. The judges then meet and submit comments or changes. If a dissenting judgment has been written, the justices will begin to indicate which judgment they will follow and why. Sometimes lengthy discussions take place.

Once consensus is reached, the judgments are thoroughly checked. The judgment is then handed down - released at a public sitting of the Court.
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