NPA head must not be another Mpshe‚ says EFF

30 April 2016 - 11:31 By TMG Digital

Jacob Zuma has lost his right to lead the country‚ “given his legendary and serial violations of the law and the Constitution”‚ the Economic Freedom Fighters said following the high court judgment on the National Prosecuting Authority’s decision to drop the 783 cases against him. The party said it welcomed the North Gauteng High Court’s decision in the application of the Democratic Alliance to declare the withdrawal or discontinuation of corruption and fraud charges against Jacob Zuma unlawful.Zuma must fall‚ but so must the ANC and white monopoly capitalism‚ says NumsaThe National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa said it hoped the high court ruling on the decision to drop corruption charges against the president would lead to the truth behind the arms deal being exposed.“We call on the National Director of Public prosecutions‚ Mr Shaun Abrahams‚ not to even be tempted to further delay the inevitable resumption of Zuma’s prosecution‚” the EFF said in it’s Friday statement.“More particularly‚ he must not make himself susceptible to the same political pressure from the ANC which resulted in advocate Mokotedi Mpshe’s disgraceful and unlawful conduct.”The party called for the reinstatement of the 783 counts of corruption‚ fraud and tax evasion; the resignation of Zuma as president; and the removal or resignation of the former National Prosecuting Authority Mokotedi Mpshe as an advocate and an acting judge...

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