Judgment reserved in bid to have Hawks head removed
Pretoria - Judgment was reserved in the High Court in Pretoria in an application to have the appointment of Hawks head Berning Ntlemeza set aside.
The Helen Suzman Foundation and Freedom Under Law approached the court, seeking an urgent interdict prohibiting Ntlemeza from leading the Hawks or making any decisions.
During the proceedings on Wednesday, previous judgments in matters involving Ntlemeza came under the spotlight, with legal counsels for the police minister and Ntlemeza trying to punch holes in them.
Advocate David Unterhalter SC, representing HSF and FUL, told the court that the appointment of Ntlemeza was unlawful and used previous judgments to back his argument.
"The appointment is unlawful and my client and the public have a right to have those occupying offices being lawfully appointed," he said.