Voorsitter, ek verstaan dat die Minister s daar is 'n proses aan die gang, maar daar was ook 'n bepaalde proses in die geval van die voormalige hoof van die Nasionale Intelligensie Agentskap, mnr Billy Masetla. Hy is aangestel deur die President maar die agb Minister van Intelligensie, mnr Ronnie Kasrils, het nie geskroom om hom te skors toe daar 'n ondersoek teen hom was nie. Nou kom die agb Minister van Veiligheid en Sekuriteit en hy s in die geval van kommissaris Jackie Selebi is daar 'n ander proses. Dit is dieselfde proses.
Nou wil ek vir die agb Minister vra, dink hy nie dit is dubbele standaarde wat toegepas word nie, want in mnr Billy Masetla se geval is hy geskors, maar kommissaris Jackie Selebi kan maar aangaan? Dit is tog seker immers dubbele standaarde? (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[Mr P J GROENWALD: Chairperson, I understand that the Minister says that there is a process under way but there was also a specific process in the case of the former head of the National Intelligence Agency, Mr Billy Masetla. He was appointed by the President but the hon Minister of Intelligence, Mr Ronnie Kasrils, did not hesitate to suspend him when an investigation was launched against him. Now the hon Minister of Safety and Security says that in the case of Commissioner Jackie Selebi, there is a different process. It is the same process.
Now, I want to ask the hon Minister whether he does not think double standards are being applied because in Mr Billy Masetla's case, he was suspended, but Commissioner Jackie Selebi can blithely carry on? Surely these are double standards?]