Freedom Under Law has expressed concerns about EFF leader Julius Malema and advocate Dali Mpofu interviewing judges for the chief justice position.
The Judicial Service Commission panel is this week interviewing senior judges who were shortlisted for the position, including acting chief justice Raymond Zondo, Constitutional Court justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, judge president of the Supreme Court of Appeal Mandisa Maya and Gauteng judge president Dunstan Mlambo.
Freedom Under Law argued that Malema and Mpofu, who are members of the JSC, were subject to serious ethical charges and therefore not fit to pass judgment on the ethical and professional qualities of others.the organisationIt cited a judgment by the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests which found Malema to have breached parliament’s Code of Ethical Conduct during interviews for judges by asking an inappropriate question concerning a matter in which he had a personal interest.
“We respectfully suggest Mr Malema and Mr Mpofu should stand aside from service on the JSC as long as they are subject to these serious ethical charges. “Unless and until they successfully challenge the findings, they are not fit to pass judgment on the ethical and professional qualities of others.”
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