1. Members were concerned that, in many instances, the misconduct enquiry was postponed at the request of the defendant to await the outcome of the criminal case pending against the defendant. The Committee further noted the following with concern: 1. Magistrate Maruwa had his first appearance on 11 counts of fraud on 24 August 2007, yet he was only provisionally suspended on 3 February 2010; 2. Magistrate Masinga was arrested for assaulting his wife with an axe on 19 March 2009, yet his provisional suspension only occurred on 30 March 2010; 3. Magistrate Morake appeared in court on three counts of theft on 13 July 2007, yet he was only provisionally suspended on 4 November 2010; 4. Magistrate Rambau was arrested on 5 February 2010 on charges of corruption, yet he was only provisionally suspended on 4 November 2010; and 5. Magistrate Skrenya was provisionally suspended in November 2010, yet the decision to prosecute him was only taken on 5 August 2009.