EFF leader Julius Malema said Western Cape judge president John Hlope was the most 'highly qualified' candidate on the list, despite previously suggesting he was a “rotten potato” in SA's judiciary.
EFF leader Julius Malema says Western Cape judge president John Hlophe has 'the best legal brain' to take up the position of chief justice. File photo.EFF leader Julius Malema’s praise of Western Cape judge president John Hlophe has left many raising their eyebrows, with some online calling him “the ultimate flip-flopper”., Malema threw his weight behind Hlophe for the position of chief justice, despite his previous stance regarding him.
“Hlophe is a man of integrity, highly qualified [and] presided over the most difficult division of the judiciary in the Western Cape. It is not only the most difficult division but it is also the most racist, with a racist government, yet the man survived,” said Malema.in 2017, Malema vowed he EFF would remove Hlophe from the judiciary because he was a threat, suggesting he was a “rotten potato”.
“You always get those rotten potatoes that want to spoil the whole bag. It’s the EFF’s job to remove those rotten potatoes and we will do that even in the judiciary. The judiciary must never think it is untouchable.”
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