[File photo] Cape Town High Court Judge President Hlophe is accused of trying to influence Constitutional Court judges in a case involving former president Jacob Zuma.[File photo] Cape Town High Court Judge President Hlophe is accused of trying to influence Constitutional Court judges in a case involving former president Jacob Zuma.
decision of the Judicial Conduct Tribunal that Hlophe should face impeachment by parliament for committing gross misconduct.influence Justices Chris Jafta and Bess Nkabinde in 2008 in a matter involving former president Jacob ZumaHowever, Hlophe’s attorney Barnabas Xulu says they are studying the judgment with a view to appeal at the Supreme Court of Appeal.Last year , National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said she has referred the matter to the Portfolio Committee on Justice.
Mapisa-Nqakula said she’s been informed that the National Assembly has no rules for the removal of a judge, hence the matter has been sent to the Justice Committee. She said the committee will have to consider procedural aspects of the removal of Judge Hlophe and report back to the House after completing its work.In 2020, Hlophe maintained that he didn’t breach judicial ethics when discussing a pending case with constitutional court judges in 2008.
The Western Cape Judge President was cross-examined, along with two judges involved in the matter. The Judicial Conduct is hearing evidence 12 years after the gross misconduct complaint was first lodged.
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