Parliament says claims that Speaker Thoko Didiza met President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers over the Phala Phala matter are false, baseless and unsupported by facts.
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, has rejected allegations by African Transformation Movement (ATM) MP Vuyo Zungula that she cannot act impartially in the Section 89 impeachment process involving President Cyril Ramaphosa and should recuse herself.
Parliament spokesperson Moloto Mothapo said Didiza rejected "in the strongest terms" allegations that she met with lawyers representing Ramaphosa following the Constitutional Court judgment relating to the Phala Phala matter.
"These allegations are entirely false, without any factual basis, and appear to rely solely on tabloid reporting," Mothapo said.
He said the Speaker had never met with the President's legal representatives, either as alleged by Zungula or in any other context relating to the matter.
