ACTIVISTS and CITIZENS FORUM IS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE CONDUCT OF EVIDENCE LEADER ADV NORMAN ARENDSE

By Dennis Bloem
Spokesperson Activists and Citizens Forum

Former Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane did not deserve that kind of treatment from the Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Committee evidence leader Adv Norman Arendse.

Former Commissioner Phahlane was treated as if he is an accused.

The attitude of Adv Arendse towards Phahlane was totally hostile and confrontational and strange.

From the start of the proceedings, one could pick up that the process of dealing with Phahlane is totally different.

The evidence leader totally disregarded the sworn affidavit prepared by Phahlane.

Adv Arendse prepared his own file on Phahlane.

This is the first time that we see this happening at the Committee hearings.

We must say that not even Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala was treated the way the former Commissioner Phahlane was treated.

The strange behavior and approach raised many questions.

Why is Phahlane being put in the accused box?

Is there something that we don’t know between Adv Arendse and Paul O’Sullivan?

Or is there something between Adv Arendse and Robert McBride?

The Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Committee must honestly look into the behavior of the evidence leader towards witnesses who came to the committee to assist the committee to get to the bottom of the truth.