DA still to inform Zille, two MPs about probes over tweets
Federal legal commission chair Glynnis Breytenbach says it's 'unfortunate' that the announcement was made before the letters were sent to the three
The DA is still to inform its former leader Helen Zille and two other MPs about complaints referred to the party's federal legal commission (FLC) regarding their controversial tweets. Zille, Michael Cardo and Ghaleb Cachalia — who were all caught in a Twitter storm over the past week — confirmed on Thursday that they had not yet received any official correspondence from the DA. It emerged after the party’s first caucus meeting of the new parliament, that complaints against them had been referred to the FLC. Cardo said he heard about a disciplinary inquiry into his conduct via a news report. He said no one had communicated anything to him about the referral. Zille learnt about the referral on Twitter, while Cachalia heard about it in party leader Mmusi Maimane’s briefing. FLC chair Glynnis Breytenbach told Business Day that it was “unfortunate” that the announcement was made before the letters informing them of the referral were sent out to the affected parties. Shesaid t...
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