Judge John Hlophe's career was not devoid controversy, according to the DA, while 296 MPs voted for the removal of retired Judge Nkola Motata.
A general view of MPs at the Cape Town City Hall on 22 March 2023. Picture: Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco MaraisMotata’s removal came during a National Assembly sitting on Wednesday after the Supreme Court of Appeal set aside an earlier JSC decision to clear him of gross misconduct. In an evening that saw many EFF MPs being asked to leave after causing disruption, 296 members voted for the removal of Motata, one voted against, and 13 were in abstentia. related to a January 2007 incident, where Motata crashed his car into the wall of a Hurlingham home and then made racist utterances to the homeowner, Richard Baird.
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