A group of lawyers have lodged a formal complaint accusing the judge of “gross misconduct” and being too lenient in axing the case. The Higher Education Transformation Network lodged the complaint with the JSC in January and HETN chairman Lucky Thekisho said the judge failed to give the State a fair hearing.
Judge Jeanette Traverso halted the trial against the Brit businessman last month after claiming evidence from the prosecution’s key witness was “riddled with contradictions”.
The probe will commence on Friday.
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