Leonie Pretorius
13 July 2016
Opposition Members
of Parliament have been warned against
trying to discredit the process of finding a new Public Protector for narrow
political gain.
The chairperson of
the special parliamentary committee dealing
with candidates, African National Congress MP Makhosi Khoza, issued the warning this
afternoon.
Khoza wants the
committee to decide its shortlist of candidates to be interviewed by the end of
the day.
But, in a statement,
the Democratic Alliance has accused the ANC of failing to allow enough time to
properly consider the public’s input on the candidates.
The committee has
a tight deadline.
The National
Assembly has to recommend a candidate for appointment by the president by the
end of August.
The committee
chairperson has urged MPs not to stall the process of shortlisting 10
candidates for interviews DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach says enough time should be
allocated to consider
public comment so that the shortlisting process takes into account
their views.
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