Constitutional Court tells Shaun Abrahams not to make decision on Zuma prosecution
The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution has asked the court to hear the confirmation proceedings on the appointment of a new prosecutions chief urgently
The Constitutional Court has issued directions effectively advising advocate Shaun Abrahams not to take a decision on whether to proceed with possible prosecution of corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma. This is according to Lawson Naidoo of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac). The organisation has asked the Constitutional Court to hear the confirmation proceedings on the appointment of a new National Director of Public Prosecutions urgently. On Friday last week‚ the High Court in Pretoria declared as invalid the termination of the appointment of Mxolisi Nxasana as National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP). It also set aside the appointment of Nxasana’s successor — Abrahams. The court also ordered that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa should appoint a new NDPP within 60 days. Zuma has applied to the full bench of the high court for leave to appeal Friday’s judgment in the Supreme Court of Appeal. Casac filed a notice on Thursday...
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