SACP Statement on DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach
The SACP notes with serious concern the comments that "Democratic Alliance" (DA) Member of Parliament (MP) Glynnis Breytenbach continues to make about what is going on inside the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). We believe that Breytenbach is severely conflicted and compromised to comment as a neutral person on matters relating to the NPA.
Ms Breytenbach still has a lot to answer for about her behaviour whilst she was in the NPA, including very serious allegations of conflicts of interest and corruption on her part. It is a well-known fact that she also went to great lengths to try and sabotage the investigation, including refusal to submit her laptop and attempts at erasing its contents.
The SACP remains concerned about the fact that the investigation into Ms Breytenbach by the NPA was not properly concluded and therefore the process, from our standpoint, remains incomplete. As a matter of fact some of the people she is now demonising, abusing her privilege as an MP, were part of the people who were investigating her whilst she was in the NPA.
The SACP wishes to place it on record that we will be approaching ANC MPs in the Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee to ask some very pointed questions to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services about why investigations into Ms Breytenbach were not satisfactorily concluded, including serious lack of following up on evidence pointing to very grave wrongdoing on her part.
We are of the view that before Ms Breytenbach starts pointing fingers at the President and other people, she still owes the country and the Justice system a full explanation about her own conduct whilst in the NPA.
The SACP is also deeply concerned that whilst sections of the media are fully aware of these matters relating Ms Breytenbach, but because she is a DA MP, they have chosen to be conveniently silent.
Statement issued by the SACP, February 11 2015
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