John Hlophe resigns from Judicial Service Commission
Updated | By Cliff Shiko
Umkhonto Wesizwe party parliamentary leader John Hlophe has resigned from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the party confirmed on Monday.
The party said the resignation is with immediate effect.
Hlophe was barred from sitting on the commission by the Western Cape High Court last month following his impeachment by the same commission over misconduct.
Hlophe is the former Western Cape judge president, and the first judge to be impeached since 1994.
The charges stemmed from his attempt in 2008 to influence two Constitutional Court judges to rule in favour of former president Jacob Zuma in his arms deal corruption case.
Over the weekend, Hlophe failed to interdict the JSC interviews, which began on Monday.
MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndlela said they will not allow Hlophe's name to be associated with what they describe as a “fraudulent and improperly constituted” Judicial Service Commission.
"The MK Party maintains that the composition of the JSC, without Dr Hlophe's participation as a representative from the leading opposition party, is in violation of Section 178(1)(h) of the Constitution.
"This JSC has failed to meet the prescribed minimum threshold of three members from the opposition parties.
We further believe that the will of the overwhelming people of South Africa who voted for the participation of Dr Hlophe in all parliament duties assigned to him has been severely and constitutionally undermined," he added.
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