Mdluli fails to answer FUL
Gen Richard Mdluli's attorney has written to the attorneys for Freedom Under Law today, asking for their last-minute ‘condonation' of his failure to file his answering affidavit to FUL's interdict application, due today.
In response FUL pointed out that condonation for Gen Mdluli's failure to act as required is a matter for the court to hear the application on Tuesday, not for it. FUL called upon Mdluli to file his answer immediately.
Whether he does or not, the case will proceed on Tuesday.
In the meanwhile, an answering affidavit has been filed on behalf of SAPS deposed to by its acting Commissioner. It disputes none of the allegations concerning the evidence against Gen Mdluli in relation to matters ranging from murder and kidnapping to corruption and money-laundering. However the Commissioner contends that the matter is ‘not urgent'.
In another development today, the State Attorney has written to FUL's attorneys notifying them that Gen Mdluli has himself now launched an urgent application in the Labour Court attacking his suspension earlier this week by the acting Commissioner, after FUL had lodged its High Court application. The State Attorney has invited FUL's intervention in the suspension battle.