Hlophe Tribunal to Proceed

[LazyLion]

He will be promoted by the ANC somewhere else.

 

[Gordon_R]

Victim card is in play:

Judge Hlophe slams Judicial Conduct Tribunal’s impeachment recommendation, blames ‘Judge Kriegler’s campaign’

Hlophe, through his legal counsel, also accused the tribunal of endorsing ‘the views of a political party that engaged in political campaigns, labelling Judge President Hlophe an ANC deployee and now …

www.dailymaverick.co.za

 

[ToxicBunny]

This one seems to have flown a bit under the radar :

Western Cape Judge President Hlophe puts all new criminal cases on hold | News24

Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has postponed all new criminal cases in the Western Cape High Court, saying there were currently 19 partially-heard cases before the court.

www.news24.com

 

[R13...]

He'll probably not be removed cause he has support of the RET in the ANC (don't see the ANC giving voting instruction here) and the EFF (they'll say it's because he's black).

JSC invites Hlophe & others to say why he shouldn't be suspended

In a statement, the JSC said it had resolved to uphold the report and recommendations of the Judicial Conduct Tribunal at a meeting held on Wednesday.

ewn.co.za

 

[ponder]

Parliament seeks advice on how to deal with Hlophe gross misconduct report

National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is receiving advice on how parliament should deal with the finding against Western Cape judge president John Hlophe.

www.sowetanlive.co.za

Not expecting much...

 

[RonSwanson]

Parliament seeks advice on how to deal with Hlophe gross misconduct report

National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is receiving advice on how parliament should deal with the finding against Western Cape judge president John Hlophe.

www.sowetanlive.co.za

Not expecting much...

It's only been 8 years since they decided to "...proceed without any further delay."

 

[Gordon_R]

Fascinating and disturbing profile of Hlophe's life and career:

The rise and (slow) fall of John Hlophe, the judge who almost took the judiciary down with him

Hlophe held so much potential but shaped his power as a personal means to an end rather than submit himself to the dynamic demands and pitfalls of a constitutional democracy in the making for the grea…

www.dailymaverick.co.za

 

[Gordon_R]

Hlophe cannot contest the facts, so he is throwing up all sorts of procedural smokescreens:

Death by affidavit: John Hlophe throws a 569-page whopper at court to stop impeachment

A weighty notice of motion was filed on behalf of Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe.

www.dailymaverick.co.za

 

[Kieppie]

Hlophe cannot contest the facts, so he is throwing up all sorts of procedural smokescreens:

Death by affidavit: John Hlophe throws a 569-page whopper at court to stop impeachment

A weighty notice of motion was filed on behalf of Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe.

www.dailymaverick.co.za

I feel very sorry for the people that have to read that.
Please add the manhours wasted going through this to his (hopefully) eventual sentence

 

[Fulcrum29]

Hlophe cannot contest the facts, so he is throwing up all sorts of procedural smokescreens:

Death by affidavit: John Hlophe throws a 569-page whopper at court to stop impeachment

A weighty notice of motion was filed on behalf of Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe.

www.dailymaverick.co.za

569 pages, in bold Comic Sans?

I read this earlier today, his lawyer is brave to go down this 'high noon' route.

 

[RonSwanson]

569 pages, in bold Comic Sans?

I read this earlier today, his lawyer is brave to go down this 'high noon' route.

The last writhings of the dying snake. This POS is going down for sure, just needs time.

 

[Oldfut]

The last writhings of the dying snake. This POS is going down for sure, just needs time.

Medical pardon, ANC job but he won't suffer.

 

[Gordon_R]

The last writhings of the dying snake. This POS is going down for sure, just needs time.

We remain hopeful:

 

[TheChamp]

Hlophe abandons application to stop Ramaphosa from suspending him | The Citizen

Hlophe had also filed a review application in a bid to force Parliament to halt its impeachment process.

www.citizen.co.za

 

[Sideshow Bob]

Hlophe abandons application to stop Ramaphosa from suspending him | The Citizen

Hlophe had also filed a review application in a bid to force Parliament to halt its impeachment process.

www.citizen.co.za

Looks like he fancies his chances with Part B. Going for the base cause.

Hlophe – in part B of his application – wants to have the high court set aside the tribunal’s findings.

He also wants the high court to rule that the JSC meeting – in which the majority voted that he should be impeached – be declared unlawful as the commission “failed to perform its constitutional obligations”.

 

[Gordon_R]

Looks like he fancies his chances with Part B. Going for the base cause.

The Daily Maverick says that the Part B application is not an obstacle to his immediate suspension:

High court paves way for Hlophe suspension and for impeachment process to continue

Hlophe’s legal representative, Thembalihle Sidaki, abandoned Part A of the Western Cape Judge President's application seeking to stave off suspension and the impeachment process.

www.dailymaverick.co.za

 

[schumi]

Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe to learn his fate in next 10 days

Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe will know his fate in the matter against the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) within 10 days.

Gauteng deputy Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba on Monday said the judgment in the matter should be finalised without further delay.


Judge President Ledwaba heard arguments between Judge Hlophe’s counsel, Lihle Sidaki, and Max du Plessis who represented Freedom Under Law (FUL).

The application heard in the hearings included an application to intervene by FUL and the Rule 30 application filed by Judge President John Hlophe which seeks to set aside the replying affidavit filed by FUL.

Hlophe hit back at the JSC tribunal and further claimed that its findings may have been influenced by retired Constitutional Court Justice Johann Kriegler, who is also the FUL’s chairperson.

More at : https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics...-10-days-c20a9254-fb56-493f-afdc-526e0dd0110d

 

[Gordon_R]

Another setback for Hlophe:

High Court admits Freedom Under Law into Hlophe gross misconduct case | News24

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has ruled that Freedom Under Law can be joined as a party in Judge John Hlophe's bid to overturn the impeachable gross misconduct finding made against him.

www.news24.com

 

[ToxicBunny]

Another setback for Hlophe:

High Court admits Freedom Under Law into Hlophe gross misconduct case | News24

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has ruled that Freedom Under Law can be joined as a party in Judge John Hlophe's bid to overturn the impeachable gross misconduct finding made against him.

www.news24.com

He'll find someway of using this to his benefit in a continued Stalingrad defence.

 

[schumi]

Just how gross was Hlophe’s misconduct? Five-day fight over JSC finding begins

It may be judge president John Hlophe today, but tomorrow it could be another judge.

So said Thabani Masuku SC in court on Monday, arguing why the court should set aside the Judicial Service Commission’s (JSC) decision that Hlophe committed gross misconduct.

The JSC in August referred Hlophe to parliament for possible impeachment. Its decision related to a 2008 complaint by all the then justices of the Constitutional Court that Hlophe had sought to improperly influence the outcome of cases then pending before their court related to corruption charges against former president Jacob Zuma.

The complaint followed two separate visits to the Constitutional Court — one to justice Chris Jafta, then acting at the highest court, and one later to justice Bess Nkabinde.

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More at: https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-...nduct-five-day-fight-over-jsc-finding-begins/