MR PHOSA
I'm not so sure in my mind that when determining the motive for the action, one can overlook the possible motive for the application because if it is quite clear that his reason for applying now is simply to save his skin, he might well look for a reason to qualify when in fact he doesn't qualify.  I don't understand why a person who does not want to suffer the consequences of an ordinary criminal action might not falsely create a political reason.