Nkabinde scolds Chauke legal team over late affidavit

By Simon Nare

Retired Constitutional Court Justice Bess Nkabinde on Thursday criticised suspended South Gauteng director of public prosecutions Advocate Andrew Chauke’s legal team for filing his affidavit late, forcing a delay in his testimony so parties could read it.

The Nkabinde Inquiry, which is probing Chauke’s fitness to hold office, heard from his legal representative, Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, that the team had failed to file the statement by noon on Wednesday as promised and could only submit it at 8 pm.

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Nkabinde said the delay was unacceptable, particularly because Chauke had already prepared an affidavit for the Zondo Commission and another commission, which should have made it easier for his legal team to compile and submit the document earlier.

She said that although some of the matters dealt with in Chauke’s statement may already have been covered by