CAPE TOWN - Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee has resolved to subpoena Brown Mogotsi for refusing to testify before it on Thursday.
Mogotsi, who has previously appeared before the Madlanga Commission is insisting on his own security detail to appear before Parliament. He also wants Parliament to foot the bill for the period of seven days.
The Committee’s chairperson Molapi Lekganyane said they received a report from the committee’s secretary that he tried to book flights and accommodation for Mogotsi, but he refused to cooperate saying he would not give his personal details. Mogotsi was supposed to appear before the Committee on Thursday.
The secretariat said he contacted Parliament’s Protection Services to look at the issues raised by Mogotsi and he was offered escorts to Parliament. Mogotsi refused the offer saying he doesn’t want to be protected by people he doesn’t know.
MK Party’s Sibonelo Nomvalo said Mogotsi must be subpoenaed as soon as possible.
“The terms of reference are very clear on what must happen. This is a sign of refusal by Mogotsi. The only thing that the legal team must do, they must subpoena him to come here.”