Ramaphosa to ‘seek guidance from constitution’ following court ruling on Mkhwebane
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane speaks to Advocate Dali Mpofu over a tea break during the parliamentary inquiry into her fitness to hold office in Parliament on 25 August 2022. Picture: Gallo Images / Daily Maverick /Leila Dougan
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is aware of Friday’s Western Cape High Court’s ruling against him, and will seek guidance from the constitution on a way forward.ruled that the decision by Ramaphosa to suspend Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is invalid. Mkhwebane was suspended by Ramaphosa a day after she announced that she would be investigating him for crimes committed in relation to Phala Phala Farm robbery that took place in February 2020.
“In our view, the hurried nature of the suspension of the applicant in the circumstances, notwithstanding that a judgment of the full court was looming on the same subject matter, leads this court to an ineluctable conclusion that the suspension may have been retaliatory and, hence, unlawful,” reads the court judgment.
“It was certainly tainted by bias of a disqualifying kind and perhaps an improper motive. In our view, the President could not bring an unbiased mind to bear as he was conflicted when he suspended the applicant.”The Presidency has noted the ruling handed down by the Western Cape High Court this afternoon, 09 September 2022, stating that President
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