Public Protector: DA to appeal Western Cape High Court judgment
13 September 2022
Please find attached a soundbite by Solly Malatsi MP.
The DA has filed an application for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court. This follows the decision by the Western Cape High Court on 9 September, declaring the President’s decision to suspend the Public Protector, Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane as unlawful and invalid.
The DA believes that this judgment was incorrect and instead should have been dismissed by the Court.
The DA further believes that the High Court order is subject to confirmation by the Constitutional Court under sections 167(5) and 172(2) of the Constitution. This is due to the High Court order being one which declares the conduct of the President to be unconstitutional and unlawful.