Constitutional Court will not hear NPA’s spy tapes appeal
President Jacob Zuma’s appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal is still pending
THE Constitutional Court has found that it will not be in the interest of justice for it to hear the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) application for leave to appeal the “spy tapes” judgment handed down by the High Court in Pretoria. The court dismissed the NPA’s application on September 28, according to the order. The NPA approached SA’s highest court, while President Jacob Zuma approached the Supreme Court of Appeal. Zuma has filed his answering affidavit in the Supreme Court of Appeal matter. However, the Constitutional Court could still be approached — by Zuma or anyone else — if there are other constitutional issues to be argued. Earlier this year a full bench of three judges found that the 2009 decision to drop corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma was irrational. In June, Zuma and the NPA were refused leave to appeal against the “spy tapes” judgment, with the High Court saying there were no reasonable prospects that an appeal would be successful. The DA said...
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