Judge Sharise Weiner held her own during a gruelling question-and-answer session while being interviewed as a candidate for the job of the country’s next public protector on Thursday. Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) deputy leader Floyd Shivambu‚ who formed part of the selection committee panel‚ asked Judge Weiner about her role during the struggle against apartheid during her years as a student in the 1970s. “I started off as one of the founding members of Lawyers for Human Rights in South Africa. I was part of what was the precursor to the Wits Law Council in those days for dealing with oppressed people‚” she replied.“I was also involved in many cases of getting young blacks off (out of trouble)‚ who were holding ‘Free Mandela’ coffee mugs‚” she said.Weiner went on to add that she was one of the protesters against the apartheid system during her university years.Shivambu went further to ask who Weiner believed the public protector should report to if the president was in violation of the Constitution. “We saw this with the Nkandla issue‚” she said. “If a report goes to the president and remedial action is suggested‚ that is the action that the president should take‚” said Weiner.Weiner is a judge of the High Court and was previously a senior advocate‚ with bar admissions in Lesotho‚ England and Wales.She has been a member of the Johannesburg Bar since 1978. Her areas of expertise includes commercial law‚ competition law‚ matrimonial and family law...