Johannesburg – The High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed an application by former presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki seeking the removal of retired Justice Sisi Khampepe as chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases inquiry.
Zuma and Mbeki claimed that Khampepe could not be impartial because of her involvement in the original TRC and her position as Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions from 1988 to 1999.
The court found that the application was invalid due to the failure to follow proper legal procedures and ruled that there was no basis to remove Khampepe.
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The JHB high court has dismissed the application by former presidents Jacob Zuma & Thabo Mbeki for the removal of Justice Sisi Khampepe as chair of the TRC cases commission.
Khampepe’s recusal was supported by President Ramaphosa who had initially appointed her. pic.twitter.com/WI0PYCxKHg
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It also rejected claims of bias linked to her previous roles in the TRC process and the National Prosecuting Authority, and confirmed that she remains protected under the Constitution despite being retired.
Zuma and Mbeki were further ordered to pay legal costs.
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High Court Rejects Zuma and Mbeki Attempt to Oust Sisi Khampepe as TRC Inquiry Chair
Johannesburg High Court has dismissed the application by former presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki seeking the removal of retired Justice Sisi Khampepe as chairperson of the… pic.twitter.com/wSw9o0abQ2
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