Chief Justice Mogoeng to appeal ruling calling for him to apologise
By Karen Singh
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Durban -The Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has decided to appeal the ruling made by the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC), which ordered him to apologise for remarks he made about Israel.
The decision to appeal was announced yesterday in a statement issued by the secretariat of JCC.
In the ruling, Mogoeng was ordered to unconditionally apologise and retract his pro-Israel views made in June last year.
Yesterday’s statement said: “Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has signified his intention to appeal the decision made by Mojapelo DJP, a member of the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) in the complaints lodged by Africa4Palestine, SABDS Coalition and the Women’s Cultural Group.”