uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party deputy president, John Hlophe will be temporarily barred from serving on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
uMkhonto weSizwe party parliamentary leader, John Hlophe at the Good Hope Chambers on 18 July 2024. Picture: Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas
On Friday, the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town ruled on urgent applications brought by the Democratic Alliance and Corruption Watch. Khakhau emphasised that the DA firmly believed Hlophe, due to his gross misconduct finding and impeachment, should not serve on the JSC, given the commission’s role in selecting judges and “upholding the highest standards of judicial integrity”.“Allowing Dr Hlophe, who was impeached after a long and contentious legal process, to influence the selection of future judges would have severely damaged public trust in our judiciary and compromised the principles that uphold our democracy.
“It underscores that those tasked with overseeing and selecting our judges must be held to the highest standards of conduct,” she added.On 6 September, Hlophe’s legal representative, Advocate Thabani Masuku, argued before the full bench — comprising Gauteng High Court judges Colleen Collis and Selby Baqwa, as well as Free State High Court Judge Johannes Daffue — that the DA was targeting his client.
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