President Cyril Ramaphosa is seeking urgent relief from the Western Cape High Court to stop Parliament from proceeding with the impeachment inquiry pending his application to review the Independent Panel report.
The EFF and ATM moved swiftly on Saturday to indicate that they will oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s application to interdict Parliament from proceedings with the impeachment inquiry, pending the outcome of the separate court challenge.
Ramaphosa filed papers in the Western Cape High Court on Friday, asking that National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza and Impeachment Committee Chairperson Makashule Gana be stopped from commencing with the impeachment inquiry pending the decision on his review application on the Independent Panel report.
He said his attorney wrote to Didiza and Gana requesting the stay of the commencement of the proceedings until the review application has been determined.
However, Didiza told him the parliamentary committees determine their own working arrangements and agenda, and the State Attorney acting for Gana advised that his request was not acceded to as the committee was continuing with preparations for the inquiry.
