South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority to appeal high court ruling on Zuma
The National Prosecuting Authority in South Africa plans to appeal a high court ruling that found it had acted irrationally in dropping 780 charges, relating to the Arms Deal of the late 1990s; and the so-called spy tapes saga.
“The President believes that the decision of the Court affects him directly and is of a strong view that the Court erred in several respects in its decision,” the President’s office said in a statement released late on Monday.
The Pretoria High Court last month ordered a review of a 2009 decision by the National Prosecuting Authority to set aside hundreds of charges against Zuma, terming it “irrational”.
“President Zuma believes that the appeal raises important issues of law and fact and also believes that the appeal has reasonable prospects of success,” the Presidency said.
The National Prosecuting Authority said earlier on Monday it would also appeal the Pretoria court ruling, which could have lead to 783 corruption charges being reinstated against Zuma.
