SA must wait till July 30 to hear if JSC finds John Hlophe guilty of gross misconduct
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal has found that Hlophe committed gross misconduct in 2008 relating to two visits to Constitutional Court justices
04 June 2021 - 16:29
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has postponed making a decision on whether Western Cape judge president John Hlophe is guilty of gross misconduct until July 30‚ spokesperson Doris Tshepe said on Friday.
Tshepe said the JSC “deliberated” on the report of the Judicial Conduct Tribunal, which found that Hlophe had committed gross misconduct in 2008. The report related to two visits to justices of the Constitutional Court and it found that he had sought to influence them in a pending judgment connected to corruption charges against former president Jacob Zuma...
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