Let there be light on Phala Phala
We are not cynics, and so we congratulate the police, and its investigative unit, for the arrest of those alleged to be implicated in the stolen millions of dollars on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm Phala Phala.
We also hear another suspect has handed himself over to the police.
The Phala Phala robbery has been an albatross around Ramaphosa’s neck. But with suspects appearing in court, hopefully with evidence led as to how things actually unfolded in that controversial room of mattresses, more first-hand information will become available.
Anecdotal evidence, so loved by politicians, is always suspect.
The arrest of the suspects, must be music to the ears of the many who subscribe to the rule of law.
Courts ought to be the final arbiters of all legal disputes, both criminal and civil.
Judicial officials, including lawyers, as officers of the court, help judges and magistrates arrive at a fair judgment in a fair trial, subject only to review by
higher courts, should doubts about the verdict persist.
