Chief justice mum on Shaun Abrahams — in case it reaches Constitutional Court
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng met Parliament’s justice portfolio committee and heads of courts to discuss issues of common concern — and the subject of political issues playing out in courts‚ the state capture report and the fitness of NPA boss Shaun Abrahams to hold office were not on the agenda. The meeting‚ which took place at the Office of the Chief Justice in Midrand on Monday‚ did look into the capacity of police and prosecutors to secure convictions in sexual assault cases however‚ as the 16 Days of Activism For No Violence Against Women and Children is under way. When asked whether politicians could put the country into a constitutional crisis by airing political disputes in courts‚ Mogoeng said it was the right of politicians to seek justice from the courts when it could not be found through other avenues. "If we had it our way‚ us as the judiciary‚ we would prefer to have them deal with issues of concern from within…. [But] it is a tribute to our constitutional democracy t...
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