MK Party says ConCourt not for the people after dismissing its urgent application against Ramaphosa

JOHANNESBURG - The MK Party said that the Constitutional Court's decision to dismiss its urgent application against President Cyril Ramaphosa showed that the apex court was not for the people.

The court has denied direct access to the party and its leader, former President Jacob Zuma.

The MK Party approached the court to set aside the president’s decision to suspend Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and appointed Professor Firoz Cachalia as an acting minister.

"It’s clear that Lady Justice has got eyes and, unfortunately, this is something the South African public and the people on the ground must take into its own hands."

The MK Party said the ruling by the Constitutional Court to deny it direct access, thus dismissing its case, proved KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s point that the judiciary was implicated in wrongdoing.

"We picked up yesterday already that there was a sense to convolute the hearing itself and the submissions made by Counsel Mpofu and we could already see the technicality they were going to use was the issue of direct access."

Ndlela has argued that the Constitutional Court cannot use direct access as a reason not to hear its matter after it sentenced former President Jacob Zuma to imprisonment without a trial in a lower court.

While the MK Party can still approach the high court on an urgent basis, Ndlela said they would have to consult with their lawyers.