ConCourt has 'constitutional duty' to hear Hlophe, say his lawyers

Directions from apex court about potential grounds of recusal of its justices ‘lacking in detail’, says Hlophe’s legal team

24 April 2024 - 17:35

Whatever “feelings of discomfort” the justices of the Constitutional Court may have, these could not supersede their constitutional duties when dealing with the application that would invalidate the impeachment of former Western Cape judge president John Hlophe, his lawyers said in submissions to the apex court this week. ..

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