Madam Deputy Speaker, I agree with most of what Mr Selfe has said, and I think there is a lot for the Department of Correctional Services and the Minister, in particular, to consider with regard to rectifying the perception that exists in respect of prisoners.
The manner in which Mr Yengeni went on weekend leave, shoulder high, taken away by a waiting crowd, and all that was published in the newspapers makes a laughing stock of him being in prison. No matter what the Minister says, the perception remains that the rules are being bent for senior ANC persons, and that perception is not rebutted.
A much deeper investigation is needed to put this matter to rest. [Applause.]