Charges withdrawn against Gordhan and co

31 October 2016

Pretoria - The NPA has withdrawn charges of fraud against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, former SARS boss Oupa Magashula and former SARS deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay.

"I am satisfied that Mr Magashula, Mr Pillay and minister Gordhan did not have the requisite intention to act unlawfully," NPA head Shaun Abrahams told reporters in Pretoria on Monday.

"In the circumstances, I have decided to overturn the decision to prosecute..."

The announcement comes amid allegations that politics are at play in the case against Gordhan.

Abrahams announced on October 11 that the three had been summoned to court on fraud charges relating to Pillay's early retirement, approved by Gordhan and Magashula.

This article first appeared on News24, see here.