▁tax p ayer ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁costs . ▁After ▁the ▁Public ▁Prote ctor ▁released ▁her ▁report ▁( Sec ure ▁in ▁Com fort ) ▁which ▁found ▁that ▁Z uma ▁must ▁pay ▁back ▁the ▁money ▁spent ▁on ▁the ▁non - security ▁features , ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Court ▁ruled ▁that ▁Z uma , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁had ▁" bre ached ▁the ▁Constitution " ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁u ph old ▁it . ▁Z uma ▁apolog ised ▁to ▁the ▁nation ▁as ▁follows : ▁" The ▁matter ▁has ▁caused ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁fr ustration ▁and ▁confusion ▁for ▁which ▁I ▁apolog ise ▁on ▁my ▁beh alf ▁and ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁government ." ▁However ▁he ▁claimed ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁asked ▁nor ▁known ▁about ▁the ▁non - security ▁up gr ades , ▁despite ▁the ▁media ▁reporting ▁on ▁them ▁almost ▁daily . ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁fra ud ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁growing ▁tr end ▁for ▁AN C ▁members ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁individuals ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁AN C ▁to ▁public ▁positions ▁of ▁power ▁to ▁mis re present ▁their ▁qual ifications . ▁The ▁result ▁of ▁such ▁lies ▁typically ▁lead ▁to ▁those ▁appointed ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁ful fill ▁their ▁oblig ations ▁while ▁being ▁paid ▁very ▁large ▁sal aries , ▁and ▁typically ▁cost ▁the ▁tax p ayer ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁while ▁attempting ▁to ▁defend ▁themselves ▁in ▁court . ▁A ▁small ▁selection ▁follows : ▁ ▁Carl ▁Nie haus , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁AN C ▁speaker , ▁claimed ▁to