Court’s decision piles pressure on Zuma
Constitutional Court’s decision on spy tapes appeal adds pressure on Jacob Zuma to step down as president
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma is under pressure after the Constitutional Court’s decision to dismiss the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) application for leave to appeal the spy tapes judgment.Earlier this year, a full bench of three judges found the NPA’s 2009 decision to drop 783 charges of corruption against Zuma had been "irrational". In a case brought by the DA, the High Court in Pretoria set aside the NPA decision. The case was based on spy recordings of conversations of former Scorpions boss Leonard McCarthy with former NPA head Bulelani Ngcuka discussing the timing of reinstating the charges.The NPA is weighing its options after the court’s decision on Friday. Spokesman Luvuyo Mfaku said the NPA would consult senior counsel before deciding on a way forward.The Presidency noted the Constitutional Court’s decision and said Zuma awaited a decision on his own application to appeal against the same judgment from the Supreme Court of Appeal.The court found it would not be in the in...
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