'Zuma tried to seduce Nxasana with public money', court hears
21 November 2017
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma tried to "bully" former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) head Mxolisi Nxasana out of office by using an inquiry into his fitness, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria heard on Monday.
"He tries to bribe him, seduce him with public money," Wim Trengove SC, representing Freedom Under Law (FUL) said before a full bench.
FUL, Corruption Watch and the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac) are seeking an order declaring Nxasana’s removal invalid.
Nxasana accepted a golden handshake from Zuma worth R17.3m and left the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in 2015.