Zuma spy tapes 'illegal'

[MickeyD]

Was this ever in doubt? Why has it taken a CCMA Senior Commissioner to point this out?

I seriously doubt that anything will come of this ruling other than to help Davids' case against his dismissal.

The only way to overturn this ruling will be for the mysterious tapes to be brought to a Labour Court as tangible evidence if Hofmeyr/SIU decide to appeal the outcome. Then the authenticity of the tapes will be challenged and THAT will become a very hot potato!!

The controversial spy tapes that got President Jacob Zuma off the hook on corruption charges have been declared illegal in a labour dispute between Willie Hofmeyr, head of the Special Investigating Unit, and his former deputy, Faiek Davids.

Ruling in Davids' unfair-dismissal application, Bart Ford, a senior commissioner of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, found that the recordings were illegally obtained and could not be used in the arbitration hearing.

"It is immediately apparent that the applicant's privacy has been botched . The recordings and evidence in this case was obtained illegally," said Ford.

Though the ruling related only to Davids' challenge, it raises questions about the National Prosecuting Authority's decision to drop criminal charges against Zuma.
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http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2011/09/28/zuma-spy-tapes-illegal

 

[Nicodeamus]

Watergate scandal?

 

[The_Unbeliever]

[-]Watergate[/-]Showergate scandal?

FTFY

 

[Creag]

This only reiterates how our government continues to descend into corruption and apparent lawlessness.

And it's not good for the country either, especially as the primary focus is on their own well being and watching their backs, and not the country who they were elected to govern

 

[Mila]

FTFY