following pressure from his party leaders because he is due to go on trial next year on corruption charges.on Friday that he has written to his party bosses asking them to explain the legal basis for asking him to stay away though no court has found him guilty of anything at this stage.“I am not against stepping aside ... stepping aside must have clear terms of reference because it is not based on the constitution of the ANC and the constitution of the country,” he said on Friday.
“The person who says I must step aside must write to me and say what this means so that when I go to court, I produce that thing.” The controversial MP said written clarity from the ANC would be useful in the event the court asked him if he had stepped aside as “a self-conviction” or because his conscience told him it was the right thing to do.
Just arrest the bastard!
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