JSC will await representations on whether Hlophe should be suspended by Ramaphosa, pending the finalisation of parliamentary deliberations
for Hlophe to be impeached. The commission said the matter would be referred to the National Assembly for its decision, in terms of South Africa’s constitution.
In March 2008, Constitutional Court justices Bess Nkabinde and Chris Jafta said Hlophe had personally tried to convince them to give judgments in favour of former presidentThe cases involved the equally drawn out court matter involving Zuma and French arms manufacturer Thales , which both are currently facing criminal corruption charges in the Pietermaritzburg high court.
In April, the tribunal unanimously found Hlophe guilty of gross misconduct for telling the two justices that “you are our last hope” in supposedly saving Zuma from his legal troubles. The tribunal, headed by Judge Loop Labuschagne, said Hlophe had breached section 165 of the Constitution by attempting to influence Jafta and Nkabinde to violate their oath of office, and recommended that he be impeached.
] to suspend Judge President Hlophe, pending the finalisation of the matter by the National Assembly,” the JSC added., we’re proud of our 36 year history, throughout which we have delivered to readers the most important, unbiased stories in South Africa. Good journalism costs, though, and right from our very first edition we’ve relied on reader subscriptions to protect our independence.
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