SOUTH African Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has been ordered to apologise for and retract pro-Israel comments he made during a webinar in June last year.
The Judicial Conduct Committee found Mogoeng guilty and ordered him to apologise unconditionally for becoming involved in political controversy through his utterances during a webinar hosted by The Jerusalem Post on June 23 2020.
An NGO, Africa 4 Palestine, the SA Boycott Disinvestments and Sanctions Coalition (SA BDS Coalition) and a Durban-based Women’s Cultural Group (WCG) complained separately to the Judicial Service Commission about Mogoeng’s comments in July.
Africa 4 Palestine’s Muhammed Desai on Thursday welcomed the judgment delivered by judge Phineas Mojapelo.
“Africa 4 Palestine warmly welcomes the precedent-setting decision by the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) that has been drafted by deputy president judge Phineas Mojapelo – which has found the chief justice of South Africa Mogoeng Mogoeng in contravention of the JSC’s code
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