Judicial Conduct Tribunal finds Western Cape Judge President guilty of trying to influence Constitutional Court in the Zuma/Thint matter related to the arms dealWestern Cape High Court judge president John Hlophe. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
The tribunal consisting of Judge Joop Labuschagne, Judge Tati Makgoka and attorney Nishani Pather found that Hlophe’s conduct seriously threatened and interfered with the independence, impartiality, dignity and effectiveness of the Constitutional Court, thereby threatening public confidence in the judicial system. The tribunal’s report has been submitted to the Chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission for consideration.
He also remarked that the Zuma/Thint case was probably one of the most demanding of the cases that the Constitutional Court had dealt with, given its importance to the president of the ANC, Jacob Zuma, the ANC itself and the country, since it was clear at that point that Zuma would likely become president of SA. When Nkabinde cautioned him that as a non-member of the court he was not entitled to discuss the Zuma/Thint matters, he explained that the point is that there is no case against Zuma.
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