MK Party to appeal ruling which found John Hlophe unfit to serve on the JSC [SOUND]

# The MK Party says it will appeal the Western Cape High Court judgment against former judge John Hlophe, saying the ruling is a travesty of justice. The court ruled that it was unconstitutional and invalid for the National Assembly to designate Hlophe as a member of the Judicial Service Commission. The MK Party’s national spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, says such judgments render the election process of public representatives a futile exercise if unelected judges can overturn the will of the people: