Cyril Ramaphosa withdraws appeal on appointment of Shaun Abrahams as NDPP
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday withdrew an appeal lodged by his predecessor Jacob Zuma against a court ruling that National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams’s appointment be nullified. According to a letter sent by the state attorney to the registrar of the Constitutional Court on Friday‚ “regime change” – and discussions with Ramaphosa – had led to the decision. President Cyril Ramaphosa's request to the Constitutional Court, submitted by the State Attorney, Pretoria This comes after Zuma last month appealed a North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruling that the former head of state was too conflicted to appoint anyone to the position of the National Director of Public Prosecutions – this because he might himself be facing criminal charges. The case was meant to be heard on February 28. “With the current regime change and after consultation with the current President of the Republic of SA‚ we are instructed to inform this Court‚ that the first respondent [...
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