The Constitutional Court has now ruled, on the basis of the flaw it found in the National Assembly rules, that thevote the National Assembly exercised on this matter in 2022 should be set aside.
The Court has accordingly ordered that the report of the independent panel be referred to the Impeachment Committee of the National Assembly.
In the judgment, the Constitutional Court declares that where the Panel recommends that a section 89 inquiry be proceeded with, it must be implemented through a referral to an Impeachment Committee, “unless and until the Report is set aside on review”.
I accept and respect the Constitutional Court’s ruling.