I thank you, hon Speaker. Hon member of the National Assembly, Gatsheni, I hear what you are saying but I want to clarify that it is not the President who is delaying the matter. As you know, while this matter was being discussed, some people took it to court. A specific number of people applied.
When the matter is before the court, you cannot deal with it even if you are the President. You must wait for the court to decide, and this matter was sent to the highest court in the land, the Constitutional Court. The court decided. After the court had decided, those who talk about this matter did not want the court's ruling to be implemented, that being that those who are affected by the matter, especially those who lost their relatives, must have a say in the matter. They had to indicate whether the prisoners should be released or not, as per the court's decision.
As I was about to do what was directed by the court, the NGOs indicated that they wanted to see documents with information. They too took the matter to court. That is what caused the delay, Gatsheni - if it were up to us, we would have decided on the matter a long time ago because we want to obey the law when it orders us to do something. That's what we do. We don't want to work against the law, and then have some people take legal steps. It is said that when the matter is before the court, you can't even start to deal with it because you could be imprisoned. The educated ones say that when the matter is before the court of law, it is very critical. I thank you, hon Speaker. [Applause.]