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In a historic move, South Africa’s parliament has impeached one of the country’s top judges for misconduct.
An investigation found that John Hlophe, the leading judge in Western Cape Province, tried to influence justices at the country’s top court in a case relating to former President Jacob Zuma.
He approached two justices in 2008 to see if they would support Mr. Zuma in a decision relating to a corruption case though Mr Hlophe always denied the accusation. The long delay between the alleged offence and his impeachment was a result of a lengthy appeals and investigations. END