Morre, aos 70 anos, o juiz-presidente aposentado de KwaZulu-Natal, Achmat Jappie

O juiz-presidente aposentado de KwaZulu-Natal, Achmat Naeem Jappie, faleceu em 22 de abril de 2026 em um hospital de Durban após uma breve doença. Ele também atuou no Tribunal de Apelação do Trabalho e como juiz interino no Tribunal Constitucional. A presidente do Tribunal Supremo, Mandisa Maya, expressou profunda tristeza com seu falecimento.

Achmat Naeem Jappie, de 70 anos, era o juiz-presidente aposentado do Tribunal Superior de KwaZulu-Natal. Ele foi nomeado para o cargo em 1998, serviu no Tribunal de Apelação do Trabalho e exerceu funções interinas no Tribunal Constitucional em 2015. No final daquele ano, tornou-se juiz-presidente do Tribunal Superior de KwaZulu-Natal.

A presidente do Tribunal Supremo, Mandisa Maya, em nome do Judiciário sul-africano, expressou profunda tristeza com seu falecimento, descrevendo-o como um jurista distinto que serviu com honra e integridade. "O juiz Jappie foi um defensor de longa data da justiça em nossa nação através de seu rico…", disse o presidente Cyril Ramaphosa no Twitter. O poder judiciário estendeu condolências à sua família, amigos e ex-colegas.

Entre seus principais papéis, Jappie presidiu tribunais de conduta judicial em casos envolvendo os juízes Nkola Motata e Tintswalo Nana Makhubele, constatando má conduta grave. Ele se aposentou em 2022 após quase 25 anos na magistratura. Ele deixa a esposa e três filhos.

Colegas lembravam dele como uma pessoa simples, séria em seus argumentos e rigorosa na preparação, mas dotada de senso de humor. O advogado sênior Ravi Moodley, que atuou em processos sob sua jurisdição, disse: "Ele era uma pessoa muito simples. Eu me sentia à vontade para solicitar sua orientação, a qual ele prontamente fornecia."

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