LETTER: Message received: it’s OK to do anything as the law has no teeth
Little wonder we have political officials refusing to respect the rule of law by choosing not to respect the summonses served on them by the Zondo commission
The rule of law is a fundamental component of a working and genuine democracy, and part of the rule of law is holding people accountable for their actions or omissions. If there is no accountability, people can do what they like. And it seems to me that this is precisely what we have in SA.
Every day the news media report more instances of corruption and flagrant abuses of position and power. And with few exceptions, but for the interventions of NGOs and private organisations, not many of the perpetrators have been brought to book. The message this sends to the man in the street is that it’s OK to do anything because the law has no teeth. Little wonder we have political office bearers refusing to respect the rule of law by choosing not to respect the summonses served upon them to appear at the Zondo commission...
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