The Constitutional Court judgment welcomed

Mluleki Mrwebi

06 October 2012

The Constitutional Court judgment that found the appointment of Menzi Simelane as National Director of Public Prosecutions invalid has been welcomed.

Centre for Constitutional Rights director Johan Kruger said the ruling was a victory for the South African Constitution.

Judge Zak Yacoob, when announcing the decision, he said that the court reached a number of legal conclusions.

The Constitutional Court made the ruling on Friday.

The Democratic Alliance Leader Helen Zille said that the National prosecutions boss, Menzi Simelane, should step down immediately.

Zille added that the Constitutional Court`s judgment confirms that Simelane should never have been appointed in the first place.