In a letter to the JSC, he demands reasons for its decision to recommend his suspension.
27 July 2022 - 12:13The JSC has advised President Ramaphosa to suspend judge president John Hlophe after it found he was guilty of gross misconduct.Western Cape judge president John Hlophe, is “contemplating” court action against the Judicial Service Commission , according to a lawyer’s letter asking the JSC for its reasons for advising President Cyril Ramaphosa to suspend him.
The finding was in relation to a 2008 complaint from all the then justices of the Constitutional Court, that Hlophe had tried to influence the outcome of a pending judgment connected to corruption charges involving former president Jacob Zuma. Xulu said Hlophe had asked in his written submissions to the JSC, to allow his lawyers to make oral submissions to the JSC meeting “due to the complexity of the issues involved”.
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