In addressing the House before Wednesday’s vote, former Public Protector turned EFF MP, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, said that his only sin was discussing law with his colleagues.
JOHANNESBURG - The Economic Freedom Fighters has lashed out at the resolution taken by Parliament on Wednesday to call forNo one is above the law, says DA after Parly votes to impeach Hlophe & Motata
The finding against Hlophe relates to what the Judicial Service Commission established was an improper attempt to sway the bench in a Constitutional Court appeal involving former president, Jacob Zuma, and the arms deal case. And in a statement released after the fact, the party described the resolution as a"vindictive act by certain elements of the National Assembly" which it said,"serves as a blatant attack on judicial independence and a betrayal of the public’s trust in the justice system".
Hlophe currently has a challenge against the process that was followed to arrive at a vote, pending before the Constitutional Court. And the EFF in its statement, too, lashed out on this front, saying the National Assembly had simply accepted the Judicial Service Commission’s findings at face value.
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