Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng. Image: Thulani Mbele
Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng will appeal against a decision by the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) which ordered him to apologise for, and retract, pro-Israel comments he made during a webinar in June last year.
“The chief justice . has signified his intention to appeal the decision . The JCC will in due course determine the date on which the appeal would be heard by at least three of its members,” the JCC said in a statement on Sunday.
This after the JCC found Mogoeng guilty and ordered him to apologise unconditionally for becoming involved in political controversy through his utterances in the online seminar hosted by The Jerusalem Post on June 23 2020.
Africa 4 Palestine, SA Boycott Disinvestments and Sanctions Coalition and Women's CulturalGroup, laid complaints about Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng's comments.
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