UDM MP Bantu Holomisa and FeesMustFall activist Chumani Maxwele want evidence leader Nazreen Bawa SC to be recused amid accusations by Judge President John Hlophe's lawyer, Barnabas Xulu. | gerbjan karynmaughan
But, while the Legal Practice Council has confirmed it has cleared Bawa of any wrongdoing in relation to the claims made against her by Xulu, the former head of the Friends of Jacob Zuma Trust is himself facing two different LPC complaints - one of which involves the alleged disappearance of R1 million from his firm's trust account.
Xulu's accusations against Bawa, which include claims she placed false evidence before the court and interfered in a National Prosecuting Authority investigation, were revived shortly after the evidence leader revealed Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's office had paid hundreds of thousands of rand to"fugitive from justice" Paul Ngobeni for questionable"legal opinions".Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism.
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