MR DU PLESSIS
Yes.  Mr Chairman I realise that completelyand obviously that will not preclude any other parties to askquestions from the applicants.  The only factor that worries theapplicants and which is a bit - something that is not clear fromthe reading of section 31 is that a person is only covered inrespect of incriminating evidence if that evidence is derivedfrom a questioning in terms of subsection 1.  And subsection 1refers to two categories of persons.  Firstly a person who isquestioned by the Commission and secondly a person has been subpoenaedto give evidence.  Now on the reading and interpretation of section31 it is possible that a person who has been subpoenaed to giveevidence might not fall under the umbrella of section 31(3) whichis a problematic factor and which means that incriminating evidencecan be used in a criminal case against such a person.  That iswhy the request is directed to the Commission that the applicantsbe regarded as persons of the first category referred to in section31(1), namely persons who are questioned by the Commission andnot
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necessarily persons who have been subpoenaed to give evidence.