No to DA plan

15 January 2010 - 02:00
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THE office of the ANC chief whip said yesterday it would "reject" a proposed law by the DA that would guide the president on granting pardons to criminal offenders.

THE office of the ANC chief whip said yesterday it would "reject" a proposed law by the DA that would guide the president on granting pardons to criminal offenders.

The DA proposed the bill on Wednesday after the Presidency confirmed it had received a request for a pardon from President Jacob Zuma's former financial adviser and convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik.

The proposed bill was tantamount to seeking to amend the Constitution, the office said. - Sapa