MS PATEL COMMITTEE
Thank you Honourable Chairperson, I will deal with the latter application first.  In respect of Mr Rudolph's other applications that he has submitted, I would like to say that those applications are receiving the consideration of the Committee.  The Committee are however not ready for a hearing and that is the reason why is has not been set down now.
   The reason that the Ventersdorp application of Mr Rudolph has been set down is because it was, in fact, ready for a hearing and that it could conveniently be joined with Mr Terre'blanche's application.  I can see no reason why we cannot at this stage split his applications and hear it separately.  I would however also like to point out that we are operating under serious time constraints, that we are being put under pressure to finalise the work of the Committee as soon as possible and that we are trying to finish our matters as and when they are ready.
   In respect of the second application that Mr de Klerk be subpoenaed, I would like to state at the outset that, I think the problem has risen that this is the first time that we're hearing of this because both the applicants are in fact unrepresented, that our offices hadn't, up until now, received notification of both the applicants' desire to in fact have Mr de Klerk subpoenaed.  Be that as it may, I would however like to state that, in my respectful submission, I am not certain that having Mr de Klerk present is going to take the applicants' case very much further in respect of what they have applied for.  I think the merits of the case have been adequately dealt with at the trial, the judgement, a copy of which has been placed before Your Honourable Chairperson.  It is my respectful submission that we proceed with this hearing.  Thank you.
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