Hon Deputy Speaker, I think we should be very, very cautious when speaking about whether people are legally or illegally detained. All the correct procedures were followed by the authorities.
In fact, as a member you will know that we have independence of the judiciary in South Africa. Your party also called for the independence of the judiciary. We consistently make sure that there is that distinction. It is therefore wrong for us to try to imply that a political decision can be taken in some way, not taking into account the technical legal processes.
What I am advising is that there should be sympathy for what we have put forward. In fact, the six months did not consist of delays but there were postponements because of documentation. As a government we insisted that the documentation should either be found or the medical review committee process needed to kick in. We've just been there and we can safely say that there are cases where there have been postponements and they have taken a year or a year and a half. What the South African government has done is to make sure that there is a priority process in regard to this issue. That is really the matter at hand. Thank you. [Applause.]