ATM tells court Ramaphosa's review of Ngcobo report is premature
The ATM fired a legal broadside at President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday, arguing that his bid to have the Section 89 panel report set aside is premature and should be dismissed.
The Western Cape High Court in South Africa has dismissed President Cyril Ramaphosa's bid to have the Section 89 panel report set aside, stating that his request is premature and should be dismissed. Advocate Anton Katz SC argued that the courts should not intervene while Parliament is handling impeachment charges against Ramaphosa unless there's a compelling reason.
However, the court dismissed this argument, emphasizing that there are no such compelling reasons in Ramaphosa's case. Ramaphosa had asked the court to set aside the report of the independent panel, which found evidence sufficient for him to face four impeachment charges related to the theft of foreign currency worth about US$580,000 from his Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo in 2020.
The panel recommended a public impeachment inquiry. The National Assembly, however, voted not to proceed with the impeachment process in December 2022. The Constitutional Court later set aside the decision, ordering the report to be referred back to Parliament’s impeachment committee, reigniting the controversy.
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