By Mapaballo Borotho
- Evidence leaders at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry have asked the commission to lay criminal charges against North West businessman Suliman Carrim over his repeated failure to attend the inquiry.
- Advocate Adila Hassim says the matter should be referred to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), while Carrim’s lawyers maintain that he is prepared to face any consequences arising from the commission’s findings.
- Carrim was expected to return to the commission on Friday, four months after he allegedly suffered a heart attack, but has yet to undergo an independent medical assessment ordered by the commission.
The evidence leaders at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry have requested that the commission lay criminal charges against Suliman Carrim for his consecutive non-attendance at the inquiry.
Advocate Adila Hassim says the matter should be referred to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), as the non-attendance is a potential breach of the Commission’s Act and regulations.
The North West businessman is once again a no-show today, despite failing to undergo an independent medical assessment as ordered by the Commission last month.
Carrim has failed to return to complete his testimony since he last appeared before the Commission in early March.
He was expected to appear at the Madlanga Commission on Friday, 14 August 2026, four months after he allegedly collapsed at a gym following a heart attack.
His testimony has been postponed five times since April, with his lawyers repeatedly citing his medical condition.
Advocate Hassim has further requested that the Commission make its findings based on the evidence led during Carrim’s testimony in March.
“The Commission, through its ruling, has given Mr Carrim a fair and objective route to establish medical availability, which was not to opt for that route. The ruling is clear that the witness may only be excused on the basis of an independent report, and we do not have it,” she said.
Meanwhile, Carrim’s lawyers say their client is prepared to deal with any consequences that may arise from the Madlanga Commission’s findings.
Carrim’s lawyer, Advocate Kameel Premhid, is responding to referrals made by the inquiry’s evidence leader.
The evidence leaders have asked the Commission to make findings based on evidence that was led in March when Carrim last appeared.
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