EFF’s Ndlozi slates Zuma for dropping advocates Ntsebeza and Semenya
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi praised the legal specialists being dropped as "seasoned and some of the best minds with integrity in the JSC
President Jacob Zuma’s "unprovoked announcement" to withdraw three respected legal brains from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has raised the ire of Economic Freedom Fighters. Zuma announced in a statement on Thursday that according to a section of the Constitution‚ "members of the JSC served until they are replaced by those who designated them". The brief statement read: "The President has decided to replace the following three members: -Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza SC -Advocate Ismael Semenya SC -Ms Andiswa Ndoni. "The President has thanked the outgoing members for their indelible contribution to the JSC and their sterling service to the nation." EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said on Friday night: "This announcement comes without any explanation or any provocation of either the underperformance of these members or request to be released from these members." "We view this move as rather directly provoked by JSC’s refusal to appoint Advocate Gcina Malindi who is an ANC prosecu...
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