Zuma should now face prosecution on corruption charges
24 June 2016
The DA is pleased at the North Gauteng High Court’s dismissal of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and President Jacob Zuma’s application for leave to appeal in the matter relating to the 783 charges of corruption levelled against President Zuma which the DA and the court contend were irrationally dropped in the first place.
This is a victory for the Rule of Law and due process and upholds the principle that no man is or should be above the law.
The full bench of the Court determined that a different court would not find differently in this regard and that in fact that the government respondents failed to advance any legitimate reasons to see leave to appeal granted.
On this basis the prosecution against President Jacob must proceed and he must have his day in court as he has always claimed he wanted. The charges are in fact automatically reinstated and the NPA must give President Zuma a date by which he is to appear in court.