Speaker’s corruption case to be heard in court Monday

Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s urgent application to interdict the NPA will be heard in the Pretoria High Court on Monday. Image: SABC NewsSpeaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s urgent application to interdict the NPA will be heard in the Pretoria High Court on Monday. Image: SABC News

“She is seeking an order interdicting NPA’s ID from arresting her. The NPA’s ID will oppose the application as we believe it is baseless and has no merit,” said NPA spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga. He said the NPA would oppose the application as it was baseless. “This special leave is nothing more than a cop-out,” and the party’s no-confidence motion in Mapisa-Nqakula must be debated and decided before the National Assembly rises on 28 March,” she said.“The rules of Parliament do not make provision for ‘special leave’ taken by a member by a unilateral decision. A special leave is only granted by a full sitting of the House through a motion,” Gwarube said.

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