Public protector needs support in face of harsh criticism: Cope
The Congress of the People (Cope) will register its dissatisfaction with the African National Congress (ANC) attacks on Thuli Madonsela with a placard demonstration out side the public protector’s office next week. “At its very inception‚ Cope swore to defend the Constitution. Over the last six years‚ we made good on that undertaking‚” the party’s Dennis Bloem said on Wednesday.“Therefore‚ we now seek to muster support for the public protector because of the vitriol that the ruling party is spitting at her.”A war of words between Madonsela and President Jacob Zuma was recently reignited over her report on over-spending at his Nkandla homestead.“The ANC’s hatred towards advocate Madonsela intensified after she recommended that President Zuma pay back a portion of the money‚” said Bloem.“Not one single member of the ANC has stood up in her defence. That tells us a whole lot about the ANC of today.“When a ruling party resorts to calling the public protector all sorts of names‚ it reflects the political and moral bankruptcy of that party.”Leading the protest on August 11 will be Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota‚ said Bloem‚ and senior leaders of the party‚ religious leaders and community leaders...
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