The former minister's senior counsel says his client is 'entitled' to state-sponsored legal representationFormer SAA boss Sizakele Mzimela believes it is unfair for the state to pay the legal fees of former ministers and state officials, such as Malusi Gigaba. File photo.Upstanding citizens who volunteered to assist the state capture inquiry's fact-finding mission are expected to foot their own legal bills.
Mzimela told the inquiry that she “takes exception” to Gigaba's legal representative being funded by the state while she had to pay for her own. “But what I take issue with is that I am going to have to pay for my lawyers while Mr Gigaba's lawyers are paid for by the state — my taxpayer's money — I take exception to that,” she said.
Commission chairperson acting chief justice Raymond Zondo said he was not involved in a former minister getting their legal fees paid for by the state when they appear before him.
What? I mean why now? So state claim does not hav momey, then thy take useless actioms like this, mxm
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