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Cope leader ordered out of parliament


 Congress of the People leader Mosiuoa Lekota was ordered out of parliament on Tuesday after refusing to withdraw statements about President Jacob Zuma.

Last week, Lekota called for president Zuma to be impeached for defying a Supreme Court order to hand over the abbreviated transcripts of the tapes that permitted criminal charges to be dropped or withdrawn against him.

Lekota said Zuma was bound by his oath of office to obey, respect and uphold the Constitution.

Parliament's deputy speaker, Nomaindia Mfeketo, said Lekota should have brought his allegations to the Assembly by way of a substantive motion, and ruled his statements "unparliamentary".

She asked him to withdraw the statements and when he refused Lekota was ordered out of the house.