R 10 Mil. For Zuma's futher court cases if need be.

[Pitbull]

OMG.

My Tax money is going to Zuma's legal fee's
WTF?

This was announced on the budget speach yesterday !

 

[jontyB]

not that unusual actually. doesn't make it right though

 

[Pitbull]

not that unusual actually. doesn't make it right though

So I would gather from this that should I ever use a lawyer for court i can claim it back from my tax ?

This is the impression they are giving ....

 

[Syndyre]

Ridiculous, he no longer has an official government position, why should he be subsidised in any way?

 

[Pitbull]

Ridiculous, he no longer has an official government position, why should he be subsidised in any way?

The Gov. uses tax to try and convict him and then the Gov. pay to defend him
WTF ? Does this make any sense ?

 

[jontyB]

So I would gather from this that should I ever use a lawyer for court i can claim it back from my tax ?

This is the impression they are giving ....

Well, actually the tax payer does pay your legal fees if you can't afford your own lawyer.

 

[neio]

The only people who get rich are the lawyers.

 

[Katana]

NO - makes no sense. And not the gov paying - we are!!

 

[Riq]

Welcome to South Africa
Sometime's i'd prefer Bush to run the country. Then I think getting monkey's would do a better job. Oh wait, aren't they?

does any one have the article on this?

 

[Syndyre]

The Gov. uses tax to try and convict him and then the Gov. pay to defend him
WTF ? Does this make any sense ?

Not to sane people but then that excludes most of the government.

 

[Pitbull]

Welcome to South Africa
Sometime's i'd prefer Bush to run the country. Then I think getting monkey's would do a better job. Oh wait, aren't they?

does any one have the article on this?

I'll get one quick

 

[nivek]

Well, actually the tax payer does pay your legal fees if you can't afford your own lawyer.

R10 000 000 worth?

 

[jontyB]

R10 000 000 worth?

I said it was wrong. The point is Zuma handpicked his lawyers where the State should have provided his lawyers for him. Wouter Basson did the same - also had expensive lawyers, however I do believe that Basson's trials were paramount to High Treason. But as I said this is not unusual, but most certainly wrong on so many grounds.

 

[BTTB]

I wonder if the figure of R10Million is everything?

Advocates do not have set rates.
What did Zuma's Advocate Kemp J Kemp SC charge per day during that long drawn out trial? Work out how many days and multiply that by what you think he charges per day to stand and look pretty in court.

 

[Pitbull]

Hi Guys

Found the transcript.

Haven't read thru it though...

http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/287761/minibudget.pdf

 

[lucifir]

this is so wrong ....how can they really justify this spending when we have millions of ppl starving and homeless in this country..... thats what I want my tax money address ... not some fat cats legal bills

 

[Pitbull]

http://www.highveld.co.za/thewrap/newscontent.asp#23357

Herw we go guys. It's on the news now aswell.

 

[Syndyre]

I said it was wrong. The point is Zuma handpicked his lawyers where the State should have provided his lawyers for him. Wouter Basson did the same - also had expensive lawyers, however I do believe that Basson's trials were paramount to High Treason. But as I said this is not unusual, but most certainly wrong on so many grounds.

Exactly, why should he be granted better lawyers than the average citizen?

 

[Pitbull]

http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_2020559,00.html

 

[ajax]

If the taxpayer has to pay for a member of government's trial like Zuma, pretty soon we will hear from Peter Marais demanding compensation for his trial.