LETTER: Lawson Naidoo’s ‘criticisms’ of chief justice are unreasonable
Lawson Naidoo betrays the true basis for his attack on chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng in his assertion that “his recent remarks offering support to Israel at the expense of the fundamental human rights of the Palestinian people have rightly attracted widespread condemnation” (Mogoeng is tainting his illustrious judicial career in its twilight (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2020-06-30-mogoeng-is-tainting-his-illustrious-judicial-career-in-its-twilight/), June 30).
This is a loaded value judgment if ever there was one. It also shows that if Naidoo did actually watch the relevant interview he certainly did not hear what the chief justice was saying. He in fact refused to comment on Israeli policies towards the Palestinians, saying it was inappropriate for him to comment on whether the policy of boycott, disinvestment and sanctions (BDS) is appropriate...
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