Posted 2/22/2024, 2:03:38 AM
South African Parliament Impeaches Two Top Judges for Misconduct
- South Africa's parliament impeaches top judge John Hlophe for misconduct of trying to influence Constitutional Court justices in a case relating to former President Jacob Zuma
- The impeachment comes after a lengthy investigation and appeals process going back to the alleged offense in 2008
- A second judge, Nkola Motata, was also impeached for disorderly conduct and racial outbursts related to a 2007 drunk driving incident
- President Cyril Ramaphosa will now formally remove the judges, stripping them of lifetime salaries and benefits
- The rare impeachments are seen as upholding judicial integrity and showing no one is above the law, though opposition parties disagreed on the decisions