Agb Speaker, in Augustus verlede jaar is daar 'n wysiging op die wet aangebring en toe het die leier van die VF Plus, dr Pieter Mulder, die volgende ges:
In die praktyk beteken dit dat die regerende party 'n permanente swaard oor die koppe van die SABC-raadslede gaan hou so dat hulle na die parte se pype sal dans ...
... anders word hulle almal afgedank.
Dis presies wat ons hier in die praktyk beleef. U, die ANC, het mos hierdie raad aangestel. U kan nie hier soos 'n Pontius Pilatus maak asof u onskuldig is en u handjies kom was nie. U is eintlik niks anders as 'n Judas nie, want omdat hierdie lede u nie meer begunstig nie, raak u van hulle ontslae. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD: Hon Speaker, in August last year an amendment was made to the Act and subsequently the leader of the FF Plus, Dr Pieter Mulder, said the following:
In practice, this implies that the ruling party will hold a permanent sword over the heads of the SABC board members so that they will have to toe the party line ...
... otherwise they will all be dismissed.
This is exactly what we are experiencing in practice. You, the ANC, in fact appointed this board. You cannot pretend to be innocent now and wash your hands like Pontius Pilate. You are actually nothing but a Judas, because you are getting rid of these members, since they do not favour you anymore.]
The ANC is co-responsible for the mess at the SABC. [Interjections.] Take up your responsibility! This time you cannot blame it on apartheid; blame it on yourself. I thank you. [Applause.]