FREEDOM Under Law (FUL) has raised concerns with participation of Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema and advocate Dali Mpofu in the interview process for the selection of the country’s next Chief Justice.
Four senior judges are being interviewed by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for the position.
FUL said Malema and Mpofu should step aside from the process as JSC members as they are subject to serious ethical charges.
FUL pointed out that Malema was recently found to have breached Parliament’s Code of Ethical Conduct. During the JSC interviews for the appointment of judges, Malema had asked an “inappropriate question” to a judge concerning a matter in which he had a personal interest.
It was recommended that Parliament ask Malema to apologise to the judge and the JSC for his conduct.
FUL stated that Parliament is yet to deliberate on the matter, adding that it appeared that Malema was “unrepentant”.
Meanwhile, Mpofu was investigated
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