Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party Parliamentary leader Dr John Hlophe says his removal as a judge does not create a legal basis upon which he can be disqualified from assuming National Assembly membership or participating in all its constitutional activities.
Hlophe says the Democratic Alliance (DA) seeks to have the court reverse a constitutional process that the party lost in the National Assembly after he was designated to serve on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
In an affidavit, Hlophe says the DA failed to demonstrate a prima facie right that is being threatened by impending irreparable harm through his designation.
This is contained in papers filed before the Western Cape High Court where the DA and Corruption Watch are challenging Hlophe’s designation to the Commission. The applicants are seeking an urgent interdict pending a review application of Hlophe’s designation.
Source: eNCA
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