Johannesburg – The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has filed an urgent application to have the court order, to set aside Hawks boss Berning Ntlemeza’s appointment, executed.
In its application filed on Monday, the HSF argues that the application for leave to appeal cannot suspend the order by the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.
"The order continues to be operational and enforceable and will operate and be executed in full until the final determination of all present and future leave to appeal applications," it said in court papers.
Both Ntlemeza and Police Minister Nathi Nhleko filed applications for leave to appeal against last Friday's ruling by the High Court in Pretoria that found Ntlemeza's appointment as Hawks head unlawful and invalid.
Judge David Mabuse found that Nhleko had ignored two earlier judgments by Judge Elias Matojane when he appointed Ntlemeza head of the elite police unit. He added that Ntlemeza lacked integrity and honesty.
HSF argues that its application is a matter of urgency and cannot be overstated.