JUST IN | NPA bid to appeal first state capture trial acquittals dismissed by High Court | News24

Acting Judge Nompumelelo Gusha dismissed the NPA’s application to challenge the summary acquittals granted to all the accused in its first state capture trial.The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein has dismissed the State’s bid to challenge the summary acquittals granted to all the accused in its first state capture trial, which the National Prosecuting Authority had decried as a"miscarriage of justice".

Acting Judge Nompumelelo Gusha dismissed the NPA’s application to reserve"questions of law" in relation to her decision to grant Section 174 discharges to all but one of the accused in the R24.9 million The eighth accused, former Free State agriculture department head Limakatso Moorosi, had closed her case and was acquitted. The case was one of two the NPA had tried to seek the extradition of Atul and Rajesh Gupta from the UAE. The Dubai Appeal Court dismissed that application earlier this year.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features.

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