Speaker, the lack of progress of the Seriti Commission more than 15 months after they commenced work is cause for very serious concern. Has the commission been resourced adequately, or is there indeed a second agenda to derail the commission's work, which is to unearth the truth about the arms deal?
It is clear that the ruling party is going to block every effort to call high-profile politicians, including the President, to appear before the commission. Their agenda is to allow the Seriti Commission to limp along until after the 2014 elections and to then let it fade away. That cannot be allowed. South Africa needs to know the truth about one of the biggest scams in recent history. Those who have been implicated by innuendo must be exonerated. Therefore, Cope demands demonstrable prioritisation of the Seriti Commission's investigation, at least matching the level of urgency as demonstrated in the income tax persecution of Mr Julius Malema.