Freedom Under Law welcomes order barring Hlophe from JSC proceedings

Freedom Under Law (FUL) has welcomed the Western Cape high court’s decision on Friday to interdict MK Party parliamentary leader John Hlophe from participating in the Judicial Service Commission’s (JSC) activities. The high court interdicted Hlophe pending a final decision on challenges to the designation of the impeached judge as one of the representatives of the National Assembly on the JSC. The interdict was granted after applications by the DA and Corruption Watch in which interim and then final relief was sought. FUL had brought a separate application seeking a final order to…