36/1/4/1/2014
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 1218
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2014
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 14-2014)
1218. Mr M G P Lekota (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police:
(1) Whether he, as the designated Minister under the National Key Points
Act, Act 102 of 1980, received a formal request from the President,
Mr Jacob G Zuma, to report to Cabinet on a determination to whether
the President is liable for any contribution in respect of the
security upgrades at his private residence at Nkandla; if not, what
is the position in this regard; if so,
(2) (a) what are the legal and constitutional provisions on which he
relies in carrying out such a request and (b) what is the extent to
which he may rely on such provisions to make a determination
different to the recommendations or findings of the Public Protector
in holding the President liable for paying a reasonable percentage of
the cost of the measures as determined and set out in her report on
security installations at the Presidentâs private residence at
Nkandla?
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REPLY:
1) There is no request received by the Minister of Police from
President Zuma regarding determination on whether he is liable
for any contributions in respect of security upgrades undertaken
at his private residence.
2) (a)(b) The parliament has taken resolution to set up Adhoc
Committee to specifically look at the Public Protectors report
and all other relevant replies and submissions, the Minister
will wait for the outcome of Parliament and its Adhoc Committee
decision on this matter.