South Africa: Judge Hlophe Slams Judicial Conduct Tribunal's Impeachment Recommendation, Blames 'Judge Kriegler's Campaign'

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Hlophe, through his legal counsel, also accused the tribunal of endorsing 'the views of a political party that engaged in political campaigns, labelling Judge President Hlophe an ANC deployee and now a blight in the judiciary'.

Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe, through his beleaguered legal representative, Barnabas Xulu, has challenged the findings of a Judicial Conduct Tribunal which pronounced him guilty of gross misconduct. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Hlophe said he "fundamentally disagreed with the factual and legal findings" of the tribunal.

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