Madam Deputy Speaker, this matter is now before the courts, as you know. We have a matter coming up before the courts on 29 November, precisely because the ruling you made against me previously was not only unconstitutional, but contrary even to the Rules of this House. To ask me to withdraw on a matter that is before the courts is to ask me to go ahead of the outcome of the court proceedings. I am not in a position to do that, because it would amount to the fact that I must withdraw my case in the courts. [Interjections.] I can't do that.
Also, I find it very significant when the Ministers on the other side of the House abused me as they did and as you have also correctly ruled now, that it has taken this long to wait until I acted in a certain way for it then to become convenient to do it, so that you enable yourself to rule against me and compel me to go against sub judice issues. I am not prepared to do this. All of us must be equal before the law. [Interjections.] It cannot happen in this way. I am sorry. [Applause.]