More key witnesses refuse to testify in LPC case against Dali Mpofu

Case against senior counsel now seems hugely weakened

- By Setumo Stone

The Legal Practice Council's (LPC) case against prominent lawyer Adv Dali Mpofu suffered another blow after four more people refused to testify against the former EFF chairperson.

Sunday World understands that former ANC MP Richard Dyantyi and four senior judges - Dustan Mlambo, Tshifhiwa Raulinga, Willem Opperman, and Leicester Twala - have refused to testify against Mpofu.

The four have joined Chief Justice Mandisa Maya and former public protector Thuli Madonsela in refusing to testify against the legal eagle, a move that threatens to derail the proceedings entirely.

The withdrawal of the four also comes after the LPC's decision to drop three of the seven charges against Mpofu, plunging the case into crisis.

On Wednesday, the LPC announced it had withdrawn three charges against Mpofu after Maya and Madonsela declined to participate in the hearings.

The dropped charges related to Mpofu's alleged misconduct during cross-examinations of Madonsela and remarks about Maya and were considered critical to the case.