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Mbalula is believed to have sent a hostile text message to Yengeni just days before the hearing was set to take place. However, during his testimony to the NDC, he denied that the texts had anything to do with Zuma’s case.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MK party expressed its dismay about the media getting its hands on the committee’s final report before Yengeni or Zuma.</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Stark violation</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Alarmingly, neither President Zuma nor his designated representative, Comrade Tony Yengeni, were informed of this ruling — a stark violation of both the ANC constitution and the Constitution of South Africa. It is a foundational legal principle that no individual, not even those accused of serious crimes, should be punished or sentenced in their absence.</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Read more:</b> <a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-07-28-anc-national-disciplinary-committee-expels-jacob-zuma-from-party/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANC National Disciplinary Committee expels Jacob Zuma from party</span></a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“This principle is designed to protect against miscarriages of justice, which sadly this scenario closely mirrors, resembling a trial conducted through the media,” the statement reads. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zuma was facing two charges in the National Disciplinary Committee, which pertain to failing to follow rule 25.17.17(4) and for violating rule 25.17.13. 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