Chairperson, I give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council I shall move on behalf of the ANC:
That the Council -
1) notes and welcomes the ruling made in the extradition hearing of Mr Shrien Dewani by Senior District Judge Howard Riddle in the Belmarsh Magistrate's Court in London, United Kingdom yesterday, 10 August 2011;
2) also notes that the ruling sets in motion the extradition of Mr Shrien Dewani to South Africa to have his day in court to face the serious allegations made against him and his co-accused in the vicious and heartless murder of his wife, Ms Anni Dewani, while on honeymoon in South Africa last year;
3) further notes that the ruling on Shrien Dewani's extradition was made in the month of August, a day after Women's Day, when our nation recommitted itself to moving with great speed in addressing the persistent violence and abuse perpetrated against women in our society;
4) acknowledges that his judgment and the sentiments expressed by Judge Howard Riddle reaffirm the great strides that South Africa has made in ensuring a credible and independent judiciary;
5) takes this opportunity to congratulate the National Prosecuting Authority, NPA, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and the SA Police Service, SAPS, and all the South African experts that were involved in the extradition hearing; and
6) hopes that Shrien Dewani will spend less time in Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital and more time in court to bring closure to this case, which has dragged on for such a long time.