No to 'grandstanding'

POLITICAL: AD HOC COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE 'PLAYING TO THE PUBLIC' >>> Some accused of trying to score political points.

- Eric Mthobeli Naki

HEARING. Lieutenant-General Fannie Masemola testifies at the parliamentary ad hoc committee probe into allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Picture: Gallo Images

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Members of parliament serving on the parliamentary ad hoc committee probing allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi have been accused of playing to the gallery to score cheap political points instead of doing a serious job.

During the hearings by the committee last week, some members even tried to lead the witness to blame the ANC for what happened by asking leading questions that pointed to the ANC as a potential culprit.

Others had to be reminded by the committee chair, Soviet Lekganyane, about wasting their allocated time by making irrelevant political statements instead of asking questions.