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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Former Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has asked the Constitutional Court to put AfriForum\u2019s challenge to his appointment to the Judicial Service Committee (JSC) on ice, pending a new challenge to his impeachment.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Hlophe became one of the first judges in post-democratic South Africa to be removed from office after being found guilty of gross misconduct for improperly attempting to influence two Constitutional Court justices in a case involving former president Jacob Zuma.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s since joined uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and been appointed a Member of Parliament (MP), though, and has now been deployed to serve on the JSC in his new capacity.<\/p>\n

A number of civil society groups are challenging his deployment, including AfriForum, which has approached the apex court.<\/p>\n

The Constitutional Court previously dismissed a challenge Hlophe had brought against his removal from office, essentially finding he should have approached the High Court instead.<\/p>\n

And in his papers, in response to the case AfriForum\u2019s now brought against him, he said he now intends on re-filing that challenge.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, he\u2019s asked the Constitutional Court to stay these proceedings or, alternatively, to reconsider its previous order and reinstate his case on its own role.<\/p>\n

Moreover, though, he argues there\u2019s no constitutional basis for the order AfriForum wants, accuses the lobby group of \u201cseeking a constitutional amendment by stealth\u201d and asking the court to commit \u201cjudicial overreach\u201d and says it would be \u201cabsurd\u201d to require that MPs deployed to the JSC had not been impeached.<\/p>\n

He also insists that he plans to use his political position \u201cto support rather than undermine judicial independence\u201d.<\/p>\n

Hlophe maintains he did nothing wrong and says while he has no desire to return to the bench, he wants to \u201cfree\u201d other judges from, as he says, \u201cfearing unjustified retribution and the terror of political and non-governmental organisations because of private comments that they make to each other on pending matters\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. Former Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has asked the Constitutional Court to put AfriForum\u2019s challenge to his appointment to the Judicial Service Committee (JSC) on ice, pending a new challenge to his impeachment. 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