JSC PROBES HOW KING’S LETTER LEAKED TO JUDGE MPENDULO

MBABANE – The leakage of a letter addressed to His Majesty King Mswati III regarding the fired Swazi Judge, Justice Thomas Masuku, has now become a headache for the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

In fact, the JSC has launched an investigation into how the letter, which was confidential and strictly privileged to the King, was leaked and later used in the impeachment of suspended Judge Mpendulo Simelane.
The JSC has since instructed veteran lawyer Zweli Jele to conduct the investigations.

The hullabaloo over the leakage of the letter has resulted in Judge Simelane and his former lawyer Sipho Simelane pointing fingers at each other, especially on how the letter got to be unveiled and used during the impeachment.
This is one of the key reasons the laywer (Sipho) withdrew his services as he alleges that Judge Simelane wants him to admit that he obtained the document from his sources.

However, Sipho is denying that he was the one who obtained and/or leaked the confidential documents. The lawyer alleged that it was Judge Simelane who came with the confidential document to him.
The document contains recommendations made by the JSC on Judge Masuku’s impeachment of 2011.

During the impeachment, Judge Simelane’s lawyer alleged the document was given to them by Justice Masuku.
He referred to the document as a ruling of Judge Masuku’s hearing. He said it contained the evidence and the ruling. Sipho said it was addressed to the King because the recommendation was made to him.

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