Dianne Kohler Barnard

Dianne Kohler Barnard is a South African politician and former journalist, and a Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance (DA). In October 2015, she was expelled from the party by the DA Federal Executive. In December 2015, the decision was lifted on appeal to the DA's Federal Legal Commission. Quotes Certainly, I just want to reiterate I could not and would not in any case leak out of a closed committee such as the Joint Standing Committee of Intelligence. It did not exist at that time. I was a member of the Police Portfolio Committee, which I thought I would stay on full-time, and only at the last minute was I told I would be going to the Joint Standing Committee as well. I have always endeavoured to do the best that I can here in Parliament. I have treated every head of every division and every National Police Commissioner exactly the same way. I was as tough on the Riah Phiyega or the Jackie Selebi or any of the others, and certainly the Phahlani’s and co. I was always the person who would raise the possibility of corruption, and that is what I have continued to do. They absolutely are. They are numbered. You go in with a pen, maybe, and you leave with a pen. Nothing goes out of any of the JSCI meetings, and I was shocked to hear that Honourable Adams had classified documents in his hand. I cannot begin to imagine how he got hold of them, but we all know what he did with them. Not that I am aware of, but certainly when he came before this committee, the allegations were toned down somewhat. There were no longer allegations that I was part of a criminal syndicate or that I had sought or broken the law, which would have been leaking out of the committee. But he was still markedly furious, and you could see he was saying that all MPs had their devices monitored by crime intelligence. He made many claims, but I knew I had never leaked out of a committee that did not exist. External links Category:Living people