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Former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has been ordered to apologise for his comments regarding the Israel, Palestine conflict.

The South African Communist Party (SACP) welcomes the decision of the Judicial Conduct Appeals Committee directing former Chief Justice Mogoeng-Mogoeng to unconditionally apologise for breaching the Judicial Code of Conduct when he made pro-Israeli utterances in a seminar held on 23 June 2020. The Committee ruled that Mogoeng, by his utterances, became involved in political controversy, and thus breached Articles 12(1)(b) and 14(2)(a) of the Judicial Code of Conduct. These Articles prohibit judges from becoming involved in any political controversy or activity – 12(1)(b) – but allo...

The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) says it is disappointed over the Judicial Conduct Appeals Committee's decision to uphold the findings of the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) against former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.

The Judicial Conduct Appeals Committee has dismissed former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng's appeal against the Judicial Conduct Committee's findings that he had involved himself in political controversy over South Africa's policy on Israel.

The Judicial Conduct Committee Mogoeng Mogoeng had breached a section of the Judicial Code of Conduct by getting involved in a political controversy.