Parliament’s Powers and Privileges Committee will invite the 16 Economic Freedom Fighters MPs, who were found guilty of contempt of Parliament, to make representations before a decision around sanctions is made.
This follows an incident in which the MPs tried to prevent Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan from delivering his Budget vote speech in July 2019.
The MPs were found guilty by Advocate Ncumisa Mayosi, as part of the committee’s investigation.
The charged MPs opted not to take part in the proceedings. The committee deliberated on the guilty findings of the charges and most concurred.
Chairperson of the committee, Philly Mapulane says, “And so, in the instance where committee finds members guilty, (they) must give members opportunity to make representations before a sanction can be imposed.”
EFF MPs found guilty for attempting to disrupt Gordhan’s speech in 2019:
