Returned ANC leaders brought exile ‘revolutionary’ culture to democratic governance, Khampepe Commission hears
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“Advocate Menzi Simelane's appointment by President Jacob Zuma in 2009 was deemed irregular by the Constitutional Court in 2012.”
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Wikipedia confirms the 'Democratic Alliance v President' case (Simelane) was a 2012 Constitutional Court decision addressing the validity of Menzi Simelane's 2009 appointment. The case's name and context imply judicial scrutiny of the appointment's irregularity, as per the court's expanded rationality review.
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— Democratic Alliance v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others, often known as Simelane, is a 2012 decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa which expanded rationality review to…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_v_Presiden…
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— Menzi Simelane is a South African advocate. He was appointed by Jacob Zuma as director of the South African National Prosecuting Authority in December 2009. His predecessor was Vusi Pikoli.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menzi_Simelane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menzi_Simelane
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— Mogoeng Thomas Reetsang Mogoeng (born 14 January 1961) is a South African jurist who served as the Chief Justice of South Africa from 8 September 2011 until his retirement on 11 October 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogoeng_Mogoeng
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogoeng_Mogoeng
“Simelane testified at the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry about discussions at a forum of directors-general convened to implement President Thabo Mbeki’s April 2003 pronouncement regarding the 'unfinished business' of the TRC.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or режиссёр sources to confirm Simelane's testimony at the Khampepe Commission or his involvement in discussing Mbeki's 2003 TRC pronouncement.
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— Brigitte Sylvia Mabandla (born 23 November 1948) is a South African politician, lawyer and former anti-apartheid activist who served in the cabinet of South Africa from 2003 to 2009, including as the …
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“Simelane stated that ANC members of intergovernmental forums were 'first and foremost politicians' and some were MK members who became DGs.”
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“Exile-era hierarchies influenced the behavior of senior members who preferred to be addressed as 'Commissar' and viewed 'commander' as a strategic leader.”
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“Vusi Pikoli, the former NPA head, was known to senior exiles as a former MK member and director-general in the Department of Justice.”
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“Simelane was appointed as NPA head after Pikoli's suspension by Mbeki in 2008 for refusing to comply with executive influence.”
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“Anton Ackermann, head of the Priority Crimes Litigation Unit, testified that he never intended to prosecute senior ANC leaders including Mbeki.”
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“Ackermann claimed a memorandum he wrote in 2003 was forged to read '2006' to justify alleged ANC leader arrests.”
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“National Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi promoted the rumor that Ackermann planned to arrest ANC leaders.”
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“No government department could make independent decisions, with issues reported upwards for resolution.”
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“Senior MK members expressed deep resentment toward Ackermann and feared for his safety.”
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“Simelane described a meeting in the West Wing where tensions arose over TRC prosecutions and ANC leadership.”
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“Ackermann accused Mbeki of creating a secret entity outside the NPA to handle cases without amnesty.”
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“The Gauteng High Court dismissed an application to remove Judge Sisi Khampepe as chair of the commission, citing Section 47 of the Superior Courts Act.”
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