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Mogoeng Mogoeng himself does not assign security to judges, office says

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Media reports on Sunday suggested the chief justice was personally responsible for beefing up security for deputy judge president Patricia Goliath after an alleged plot to kill her

The office of the chief justice says chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has no role to play in ensuring the safety of members of the judiciary. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES/SEBABATSO MOSAMO

This “clarification” from the office of the chief justice was made on Sunday evening after media reports suggested Mogoeng was personally responsible for improving security for Goliath after an alleged plot to assassinate her. Western Cape judge president John Hlophe's attorney, Barnabas Xulu, issued a statement at the weekend in which he alleged Mogoeng had beefed up security for Goliath.

“Security provided to members of the judiciary facing a threat is an OCJ administrative function, which does not require any involvement by the chief justice. The OCJ said the Judicial Service Commission secretariat, whose responsibilities are limited to rendering administrative support to the JSC, received information telephonically on June 4 from a member of the Makhanda bar about an alleged plot to assassinate Goliath.“It is necessary to mention the secretariat did not at any given time send any investigators to investigate the alleged plot. Neither the secretariat nor the JSC has the mandate to investigate such allegations.

 

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