South Africa: Judge President's Case 'Required Proper Inquiry'

Johannesburg — CENTRAL to the court case between nongovernmental organisation Freedom Under Law, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe, is whether a proper decision by the JSC required a formal inquiry with cross-examination.

The JSC heard evidence from the players on both sides of the dispute but no one was cross-examined.

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