OUTA petitions Parliament for inquiry into Public Protector
10 June 2019
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has petitioned the Speaker of the National Assembly calling for an inquiry into the conduct and competence of the Public Protector.
OUTA was encouraged by thousands of our supporters who signed a petition in favour of this action.
OUTA's petition was submitted to Parliament on 10 June, accompanied by a letter outlining OUTA's reasons for calling for the inquiry. This letter is signed by OUTA's Chief Legal Officer, Advocate Stefanie Fick.
Fick says in the letter that Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane “has failed in her constitutional duties and powers and that earnest action is required before serious damage is caused to the reputation of the institution, democracy and the Republic”. OUTA asks the Speaker to appoint a committee to investigate Advocate Mkhwebane’s conduct with a view to removing her from office.