'He's a danger on the bench' - Kriegler after Hlophe acquits Bongo of corruption 1 March 2021 4:50 PM Judge John Hlophe Share This: Retired Constitutional Court Justice Johann Kriegler says judge John Hlope's latest court ruling shows that he is not fit to be a judge. Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe dismissed the corruption case against ANC MP Bongani Bongo on Friday. The former state security minister was accused of offering a bribe to former parliamentary legal advisor advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara in an attempt to derail Parliament's Eskom inquiry back in 2017. Last week, the embattled judge Hlophe ruled that the State had failed to produce sufficient evidence and he dismissed the case.