On the basis of advice from my legal team and as envisaged by the Constitutional Court when it said “unless and until the report is set aside on review”, I have therefore decided to proceed to take the independent panel’s report on review on an expeditiousbasis.
I do so not out of disrespect for Parliament or its processes, but to affirm the need for such findings to be correct in law and in fact, especially where Parliament’s work would be based on and informed by a report I believe is flawed.
I do so out of respect for the Constitutional Court judgment and the principles of judicial review that it reiterates and reinforces.
I do so in fulfilment of the rights, obligations and processes contained in our Constitution.