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EFF set to lay corruption complaint against Gordhan over Mogoeng approach It followed claims that the the minister tried to influence the appointment of judges. Pravin Gordhan. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN
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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) s deputy president Floyd Shivambu is expected to lay a complaint of corruption against Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan following claims that he tried to influence the appointment of judges.
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng made the disturbing revelation to the Judicial Services Commission which has been interviewing candidates for the Constitutional Court.
He told the commission that he was left puzzled after Gordhan requested a meeting and asked how his friend Dhaya Pillay performed in the interviews.
WATCH: EFF members gather in Hillbrow as Floyd Shivambu arrives to lay corruption charge against Pravin Gordhan
By Ntombi Nkosi
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Johannesburg: A large contingent of EFF members gathered outside Hillbrow police station in Johannesburg on Wednesday morning, picketing and singing Struggle songs before the party s deputy president Floyd Shivambu laid corruption charges against Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan.
Holding placards that read Pravin is anti-black , the members accompanied Shivambu to the station where he walked inside shortly after 11am.
Gordhan is accused of an attempt of âtrying to influence the appointment of KwaZulu-Natal Judge Dhaya Pillayâ.
On Tuesday, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said Gordhan had approached him on matters he could not recall and, in passing, had asked him how his friend, Judge Dhaya Pillay, had done in the interview with the Judicial Service Commission for a position at the Constitutional Court.
Gordhan denies seeking meeting with Mogoeng over appointment of judge friend Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng made the disturbing revelation to the Judicial Services Commission, which has been interviewing candidates for the Constitutional Court on Tuesday. FILE: Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. Picture: Eyewitness News.
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JOHANNESBURG - Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday said he did not seek a meeting with Chief Justice Mogoeng Mooeng in 2016 to discuss the appointment of close friend Judge Dhaya Pillay who was seeking a position at the Supreme Court of Appeal at the time.
This comes after Mogoeng revealed on Tuesday that then-Finance Minister Gordhan had asked him how his close friend had fared after she had just completed an interview for the vacancy.
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