South Africa: Parliament Asked to Act Over Malema's Role in Judicial Interviews, Given His Disparaging Comments About Judges

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The EFF leader's criticism of the judiciary calls into question his role representing the National Assembly at the Judicial Service Commission judges' interviews, says the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution. And the council is asking Parliament to take action.

Holding elected public representatives accountable for their politically motivated statements may well be dismissed in South Africa's political noise, but it speaks directly to conduct that must be expected from those straddling elected and political office.

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