Zuma corruption charges: NPA panel named
Controversial KwaZulu-Natal director of public prosecutions Moipone Noko will lead the National Prosecuting Authority’s team
Controversial KwaZulu-Natal director of public prosecutions Moipone Noko will lead the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) team that considers President Jacob Zuma’s representations on corruption charges. NPA boss Shaun Abrahams gave Zuma until Thursday to argue why he should not be charged after the Supreme Court of Appeal upheld a high court judgment that the 2009 decision to drop charges had been irrational. The president is facing 783 counts of fraud, corruption, racketeering, money laundering and tax evasion. The Hawks were given the same deadline by the court to find out how many of the 218 witnesses are still available. This was the culmination of an eight-year legal battle by the DA to have Zuma face his corruption charges. The DA was also invited to make representations and had done so by 10am on Thursday. Noko was appointed to her position in 2013 by Zuma, despite reportedly being investigated for maladministration, favouritism and abuse of her office. City Press, at ...
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