Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng had breached the judicial code of conduct in a “wilful or grossly negligent” manner over his comments on the Israel Palestine issue, human rights organisation Africa4Palestine said on Monday.

The organisation laid a complaint at the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) after Mogoeng aired his views on one of the most sensitive political issues in the world, in a webinar hosted by the Jerusalem Post in June. ..

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