THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to suspend Western Cape High Court Judge President John Hlophe.
This comes after a meeting held on Monday where the JSC made recommendations for or against the suspension and the potential impeachment of Judge Hlophe.
In a media statement, the JSC said: “At its meeting on Monday, the JSC, constituted without members designated by the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces, deliberated and resolved to advise the President to suspend Judge President Hlophe in terms of section 177 (3) of the Constitution.”
“This is following the decision of the JSC on August 25, 2021 made in terms of section 20 (3) of the Judicial Service Commission Act 9 of 1994 that Judge President Hlophe is guilty of gross misconduct.”
Judge Hlophe was found guilty of gross misconduct after he was accused of having attempted to influence the outcome of former president Jacob Zuma’s corruption charges in 2008.
In 2020, a judicial conduct tribunal unanimously found that Hlophe had sought to influence two Constitutional Court judges in a case involving Zuma.
Hlope is appealing the misconduct decision at the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein.
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