The answer is what you are saying, hon members.
The people went on to mention, as an example of the fact that the Scorpions have not succeeded, people like Mark Thatcher, who is a crime master. He, together with others, came to South Africa, organised illegal activities to topple and destabilise other countries, and they got arrested. What did the Scorpions do? You know the answer. The Scorpions entered into a plea bargain agreement with these criminals and released them to go back and live comfortable lives.
People wonder why the Scorpions did that. They did that because they probably had a hidden political agenda, to destabilise this government and also the neighbouring countries. It was on this basis that we then said that this democracy cannot be taken for granted.
As the ANC we have a responsibility, as the public representatives, to correct things that go wrong. There is nothing wrong about what we are doing; we are just taking very responsible action to correct the wrongs that have been done. With those few words, we support the passing of this Bill. Thank you.