Judiciary in Crisis: Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe named in investigation into alleged plot to kill fellow judge

published that a senior judge had been implicated in an alleged plot to assassinate Goliath by one of the prisoners.

Members of the bar relayed the call to a Judge at Grahamstown High Court, who suggested that they contact Goliath immediately. On the same day, she informed the Office of the Chief Justice of the alleged threat.Goliath confirmed that she had received two reports from JICS relating to the “matter” but would not make these public or discuss the contents.

The report says the prisoner, when questioned during the JICS investigation, had responded that the potential hitman had told him that the caller had named a third party who had allegedly ordered the hit on behalf of Hlophe.

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