Constitutional Court refuses to hear NPA’s appeal on Jacob Zuma’s corruption charges - at this stage 

7 October 2016

The Constitutional Court has refused to hear the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) appeal on the judgement handed down by a full bench of the North Gauteng High Court, which reinstated the 783 fraud, racketeering and corruption charges – at this stage.

This highlights, yet again, the deliberate attempts by the NPA and Jacob Zuma to do everything possible to delay Jacob Zuma having his day in court.

The DA has argued that there are no reasonable prospects of success nor are there any other compelling reasons why the appeal should be heard. The full bench of the North Gauteng High Court fully ventilated the issues and they too came to the determination that an appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) would be unsuccessful.

We are confident that the SCA will come to a similar conclusion. 

It is time for Jacob Zuma, and his captured institutions of State, to stop delaying the inevitable. 

Zuma, like every other South African charged with a crime, must have his day in court and answer for the 783 charges against him. The constitutional principle of the Rule of Law depends on it. 

Issued by James Selfe, Chairperson of the DA's Federal Executive, 7 October 2016