Lawlessness moves like a cancer through the constitutional body of South Africa.
Police smashed their way into Hugh Glenister’s house after a drug "tip-off" from crime intelligence.
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/ 27 November 2014
The Constitutional Court has agreed that the legislation governing the Hawks does not provide adequate independence for the corruption-busting unit.
The battle to ensure the separation of the Hawks from the police, in a case stemming from 2008, continues in the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.
The high court in Cape Town has told Parliament to fix sections of the SAPS Amendment Act, again.
The Hawks have uncovered another secret police bank account linked to Richard Mdluli, through which "vast sums" were allegedly illegally siphoned.
Anti-corruption unit, the Hawks, should be free of political meddling, says Hugh Glenister at the public hearings on the police Bill in Parliament.
Businessman Hugh Glenister has slammed the SAPS Amendment Bill, saying it was inadequate and will not protect the Hawks from political interference.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has been unable to explain the specific challenges to South Africans that necessitate a new assessment of the judiciary.
Government is studying the Constitutional Court judgement on the independence of the Hawks, Jimmy Manyi said on Thursday.
Hawks ‘insufficiently insulated from
political interference’, says Concourt
The Hawks will continue their corruption fight while rectifying legislation in line with a ruling they were vulnerable to political interference.
A section of the legislation that paved the way for the disbanding of the Scorpions and the creation of the Hawks was on Thursday declared invalid.
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/ 2 September 2010
The Constitutional Court has reserved judgement in the case of businessman Hugh Glenister, who was challenging the disbanding of the Scorpions.
Businessman Hugh Glenister’s latest bid to save the Scorpions has been rejected by a full bench of the Cape High Court.
Businessman Hugh Glenister’s campaign to stop the demise of the Scorpions borders on vexatious, the Cape High Court heard on Wednesday
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/ 24 December 2008
Motlanthe’s office has agreed to consider a request by Hugh Glenister to submit legislation disbanding the Scorpions to the Constitutional Court.
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/ 23 October 2008
Businessman Hugh Glenister has thrown in the towel, but is hopeful that someone else will pick up his challenge to the scrapping of the Scorpions.
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/ 23 October 2008
Businessman Hugh Glenister’s crusade to save the Scorpions was dealt a double blow on Wednesday by the Constitutional Court and the Cape High Court.
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/ 22 October 2008
The Constitutional Court has refused Hugh Glenister leave to appeal against a Pretoria High Court decision regarding the fate of the Scorpions.
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/ 21 October 2008
Businessman Hugh Glenister has launched an urgent application for an interdict to stop MPs voting on legislation to disband the Scorpions.
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/ 20 October 2008
Businessman Hugh Glenister will this week seek an interdict to bar Travelgate MPs from voting on legislation aimed at disbanding the Scorpions.
Businessman Hugh Glenister is seeking an urgent high court interdict to bar Travelgate MPs from debating the future of the Scorpions.
Legislation to move the Scorpions to the police is not to protect members of the ANC from investigation, an advocate told the Constitutional Court.
Hugh Glenister’s lawyer argued hard in the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to stop the legislation that would merge the Scorpions with the police.
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday expressed concern that it might be usurping the role of Parliament by deciding on the Scorpions legislation.
Johannesburg businessman Hugh Glenister’s bid to stop the disbandment of the Scorpions will come before the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.
President Thabo Mbeki has withdrawn his opposition against a Constitutional Court bid to stop the disbanding of the Scorpions.
The Constitutional Court has set August 20 as the date to hear businessman Hugh Glenister’s application against the disbanding of the Scorpions.
Johannesburg businessman Hugh Glenister will file papers in the Constitutional Court on Wednesday in a bid to prevent the disbanding of the Scorpions.
The disbanding of the Scorpions will protect corrupt and criminal politicians from prosecution, the deputy director of Public Prosecutions warned on Thursday. The Directorate of Special Operations, also known as the Scorpions, would lose its ability to independently investigate government officials if it was incorporated into the police, said Billy Downer, SC.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the South African Police Service are hard at work repairing their relationship ahead of a planned merger with the Scorpions, NPA acting head Mokotedi Mpshe said on Wednesday. ”We’re focusing primarily on salvaging whatever relations there are,” Mpshe told reporters in Johannesburg.