Opposition parties want NPA to reinstate corruption charges against S.A President

Nontando Mafanya
30 April 2016

Opposition parties are now calling on the National Prosecuting Authority to reinstate over 700 corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma, in connection to the so-called spy tapes saga.

Yesterday, the High Court in Pretoria set aside former NPA boss Mokotedi Mpshe’s decision to discontinue Zuma’s prosecution on corruption charges.

Mpshe reached his decision after considering representations from Zuma which included secret recordings of former scorpions boss Leonard McCarthy The so-called spy tapes showed that McCarthy and former NPA boss Bulelane Ngcuka had made political considerations,- while deciding on when to serve the indictment on Zuma. 

The Democratic Alliance’s Mabine Seabe says in a statement its time Zuma face the music after seven years.  Congress of the People’s Dennis Bloem says in a statement Zuma is now a suspected criminal.



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