Deputy Speaker, we stand vindicated here as the EFF, that indeed we were right when we decided to leave and not subject ourselves to the jungle justice the ANC sought to subject us to at the Powers, Privileges and Immunities Committee investigation into our call for President Zuma to pay back the money he unduly benefited from when his Nkandla compound was built, using taxpayers' money;
We indicated back then, at the beginning of the hearing, that the hearing was nothing more than a kangaroo court. [Interjections.]
Hon Deputy Speaker, the Rule of Anticipation applies here because the hon member is anticipating the outcome of the judgement. She should not be allowed to do so.
Hon member, you may proceed, the matter is not yet on the Order Paper of the House.
With the ANC as the complainant, prosecutor, witness and judge on the matter, we knew that they would not arrive at any other conclusion other than that predetermined by Mr Gwede Mantashe.
They were so eager to reach a guilty verdict against us that the so-called initiator even announced the verdict before they could call all the witnesses.
As South Africans, we are not as stupid or blind as the ANC thinks. All can see Gwede Mantashe's hand in this, behind an equally partisan Speaker who is prepared to do all defenders of corruption that there are ... [Interjections.] [Time expired.]