State Capture inquiry: Zuma has no right to demand questions before taking the stand

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In a statement on Thursday‚ the commission said it had been waiting more than six weeks for Zuma to furnish a written undertaking that he would appear before it.

"Zuma‚ has among other things‚ insisted that he be furnished in advance with the questions that he will be asked on the witness stand before he can consider whether to give the required under-taking. The commission maintains that [Zuma] is not entitled to insist that he be furnished with the questions in advance of his appearance before he can consider whether to give the undertaking‚" it said.

"It takes the position that it is enough that he has been told he will be afforded an opportunity to state his side of the story in response to what certain identified witnesses have said in their statements or affidavits…and that the questions he will be asked will be confined to the issues covered in the statements or affidavits or evidence of those witnesses."

The commission‚ which is headed by deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo‚ said it was"reflecting" on the fact that‚ after six weeks since it requested to be furnished with the required undertaking‚ Zuma had not done so and it would therefore"take such decisions as it deems appropriate in due course".

 

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