EFF leader Julius Malema has filed an appeal with the Constitutional Court seeking to overturn a ruling that halted impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has approached the Constitutional Court seeking urgent relief to overturn a Western Cape High Court judgment that halted Parliament's Section 89 impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa, arguing that the ruling unlawfully interferes with Parliament's constitutional responsibilities.
This comes after the Western Cape High Court interdicted the Section 89 Impeachment Committee from proceeding with public hearings pending the outcome of Ramaphosa’s review application against the Independent Panel report.
Ramaphosa is challenging the findings of the panel, chaired by former chief justice Sandile Ngcobo, which found that he may have a case to answer over the theft of foreign currency at his Phala Phala farm.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the party confirmed that it had lodged an urgent application with the country's apex court challenging the High Court's decision, which granted Ramaphosa interim relief and suspended the work of the Section 89 Independent Panel Committee.
