A legal expert explains that if Judge Hlophe succeeds in his Constitutional Court challenge, the impeachment could be nullified, bringing an end to the 16-year saga.
It might not be the end of the road for Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe, with a legal expert explaining that should he succeed in his last-ditch Constitutional Court challenge, Wednesday’s impeachment could be nullified., following a vote that would effectively bring to a close the drawn-out 16-year saga, with the only thing left, being for the president to make it official.
After the Portfolio Committee on Justice agreed to recommend Hlophe’s impeachment in late 2023 and the vote became imminent, Hlophe launched a Constitutional Court challenge to the process. Should he be successful in his Constitutional Court bid, the University of Pretoria’s Dr Llewelyn Curlewis said Parliament would be sent back to square one. "On the assumption he is successful, then obviously if the Constitutional Court sets aside the procedures, then we are back to the drawing boar
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