The Judicial Services Commission's interrogation of Mogoeng Mogoeng's suitability for the post of Chief Justice resumed in Cape Town on Sunday morning, with the commission wrangling over whether to accept a late submission from the Congress of SA Trade Unions.
Cosatu is calling on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to recommend against Mogoeng's appointment .
“Although Mogoeng met the minimum criteria for appointment, his judgments showed a mindset and values that were inconsistent with the Constitution,” Cosatu said in its submission sent to the JSC on Saturday.
He also showed a lack of sensitivity to a court's role in protecting vulnerable groups, including minors.
Cosatu asked President Jacob Zuma to re-open the nomination process in order to identify more suitable candidates.
Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, who is chairing the interview, said he had made the decision to place the Cosatu submission on the desks of commissioners.
“I made the decision that it should be on your desks,” he said.
“It is a matter that is in the public domain. It is unimaginable that chairperson could withhold it from commission.”
Moseneke said it was up to the commission to decide what to do with it. There was however, an issue of prejudice.
“There is an issue of prejudice, an obvious one,” Moseneke said. - Sapa