Parliament gets go-ahead for impeachment process into two judges

Parliament will proceed with considering the reports on both suspended Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and retired Judge Nkola Motata.

The two judges were found guilty of gross misconduct by the Judicial Service Commission. 

This comes after the Western Cape High Court rejected Hlophe’s urgent application to halt the vote on his removal pending his Constitutional Court application. 

The court ruled that Hlophe’s application did not meet the requirements of an urgent interdict. 

Spokesperson Moloto Mothapo says Parliament will oppose Hlophe’s Constitutional Court application. 

“The National Assembly will proceed with its consideration of the reports on both Judge Motata and Hlophe JP today (Wednesday). The Judges were found guilty of gross misconduct by the JSC, with Judge Hlophe’s case dating back to 2008 when he was accused by Constitutional Court Justices of attempting to influence that court’s judgement in the Thint/Zuma matters involving former President Jacob Zuma. 

“Retired Judge Motata, on the other hand, was convicted of drunk driving in 2009.”

 

Done by: Mitchum George