Meyiwa murder trial: Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng apologises for 'black lawyers' comment

  • 📰 ewnupdates
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 7 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 6%
  • Publisher: 53%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

On Wednesday, while reprimanding one of the lawyers who failed to appear in court Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng asked if this was the behaviour of black lawyers.

JOHANNESBURG - The presiding judge in the Senzo Meyiwa trial has withdrawn the comments that he made about black lawyers.Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng asked if this was the behaviour of black lawyers.Black Lawyers Association asked to meet himHe said, however, he is prohibited from meeting them by law as the matter is still being heard in court.

He also apologised to the Gauteng Judge President, his deputy, the chief justice and the Judicial Service Commission.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 30. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Senzo Meyiwa Trial: Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng Apologises for Remarks About Black LawyersJudge Ratha Mokgoathleng apologised for the remarks he made during the Senzo Meyiwa trial when he accused black lawyers of being unprofessional.
Source: brieflyza - 🏆 10. / 68 Read more »

Senzo Meyiwa: Judge Mokgoatlheng apologises for comments about black lawyersOn Friday, Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng withdrew the comments he made about black lawyers and apologised to the court.
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »

BLA to write to Gauteng judge president over comments made by judge in Senzo Meyiwa trialJudge Ratha Mokgoatlheng slammed one of the defence attorneys, Thulani Mngomezulu, for failing to attend court proceedings on Wednesday.
Source: ewnupdates - 🏆 30. / 53 Read more »

WATCH LIVE: Ruling on trial within the Senzo Meyiwa trialJudge Ratha Mokgoatlheng will deliver his ruling on the trial within the Senzo Meyiwa trial. Watch the proceedings live.
Source: TheSAnews - 🏆 25. / 59 Read more »

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Judge rules confessions were made freely and voluntarilySenzo Meyiwa trial judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng has ruled that the confessions made by accused 1 and 2 were made freely and voluntarily.
Source: TheSAnews - 🏆 25. / 59 Read more »

Meyiwa trial: Judge Mokgoathleng rebukes ‘black lawyers’ for wasting his timeJudge President Dustan Mlambo this week told the Judicial Service Commission that Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela, Mokgoathleng’s predecessor who was removed from the c
Source: mailandguardian - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »