The African Transformation Movement (ATM) says it will oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s court application seeking to halt the Phala Phala impeachment inquiry. The ATM argues that Parliament is properly constituted and that the impeachment process should continue without interruption. In its position, the party says Ramaphosa is attempting to frustrate constitutional accountability by using delays intended to wear down or undermine the proceedings. The ATM frames the approach as a strategy to block or slow the inquiry rather than address its merits. The court application is part of the wider legal and political contest over whether the impeachment process can proceed while challenges to its legitimacy are before the courts. Multiple parties are expected to respond in the matter, with the outcome likely to determine whether the inquiry proceeds as scheduled or is paused pending the court’s decision. The ATM’s intervention underscores ongoing disputes about constitutional processes, parliamentary authority, and the timing of legal challenges connected to the impeachment inquiry.
ATM to oppose Ramaphosa bid to stop Phala Phala impeachment inquiry
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) says it will oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s court application seeking to halt the Phala Phala impeachment inquiry. The ATM argues that Parliament is prope...
- The ATM says it will oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s court bid to stop the Phala Phala impeachment inquiry.
- The ATM argues Parliament is properly constituted to proceed with the impeachment process.
- The ATM says Ramaphosa is using tactics intended to frustrate or delay constitutional accountability processes.
- The matter involves legal challenges to whether the impeachment inquiry can continue while the court application is pending.
The ATM says Parliament is already properly constituted to proceed with the impeachment inquiry and argues the President is using “Stalingrad tactics” to frustrate constitutional accountability processes.
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