JOHANN KRIEGLER: Will we be silent as John Hlophe presides over an unethical charade?

While under scrutiny the judge president of the Western Cape and his ‘loyal accuser’ will welcome new lawyers to the professionWestern Cape High Court judge president John Hlophe. Picture: GALLO IMAGES

Last month the chief justice ruled that this assault charge could warrant impeachment. Meanwhile, Parker is himself facing impeachment for acts of dishonesty. One of them, piquantly, is that he gave “two contradictory and mutually exclusive versions about an incident which appears to have happened in his chambers on February 25 2019 between himself and judge president Hlophe”.

For the new cohort of legal practitioners due to be admitted, this unseemly confrontation must be a painful embarrassment, a travesty. They have passed all the examinations, jumped all the procedural hurdles and will be eagerly looking forward to their admission to the legal profession. This is a solemn occasion. Each applicant’s case will be formally submitted by counsel and, if successful, the candidate will publicly take an oath to uphold the honour of the profession.

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