Premium: ‘Mafia State’ fits; Judge Kriegler says whistleblowers are left standing naked after Murray murders

Freedom under law has expressed deep concern about the killing of well-known insolvency practitioner Cloete Murray and his son Thomas. Board member, Judge Johann Kriegler said the apparent assassination of the Bosasa liquidator poses a threat to the rule of law and to South Africa's constitutional democracy. The former Constitutional Court Judge told BizNews that it is an "assassination to pervert the course of justice" and sadly these killings are not unique.  Commenting on the vulnerability of whistleblowers in South Africa, Judge Kriegler said they "are standing naked" until there is sufficient evidence for a prosecution. He weighs in on whether South Africa has become a mafia state and described 'lawfare, whereby there is a growing reliance on courts to clarify and settle highly contentious political questions, as "deplorable". Judge Kriegler does not mince his words for the Legal Practice Council that he calls feckless for failing to act against Adv Dali Mpofu and he offers solutions to the Stalingrad delaying tactics employed in the defences of former President Jacob Zuma, Judge John Hlope and suspended Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane which is costing the taxpayer millions.  – Linda van Tilburg

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