Parliament starts probe into sexual harassment claims by EFF
Parliament says it has started its investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) against its "bouncers".
The claims were made after the EFF MPs were forcibly
removed for disrupting President Cyril Ramaphosa while delivering his address
during the Presidency's Budget Vote.
The EFF has since laid criminal charges against the
officials.
The Parliament Protection Services officials also lodged a
criminal complaint against the EFF Members.
Parliament has since appointed an independent investigator,
Advocate Elizabeth Baloyi-Mere, to probe complaints of gender-based violence,
sexual harassment, intimidation, and EFF MPs and the Parliamentary Protection
Services officials.
In a statement, Parliament said Baloyi-Mere is expected to
complete the investigation within 14 working days and later submit a written
report within five working days to the Speaker.
"Adv. Baloyi-Mere's responsibility will be to assess
the complaints and allegations made by the EFF members against the PPS
officials, as well as complaints and claims made by the PPS officials against
the EFF members, and then report to the Speaker on its findings and
recommendations.
"Advocate Baloyi-Mere has over ten years of experience
and has a general litigation practice with her preferred areas of practice,
including constitutional, administrative, public procurement, customary,
African and general commercial law."
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